Chapter 2 of Queen Moo's Talisman is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Queen Moo's Talisman is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He came surrounded by a mighty crowd. “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!” Her breath was all but spent. The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent. Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
Chapter 2 of Queen Moo's Talisman is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading ““Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!””
plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
let for money
From this reading “The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Her breath was all but spent.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Her breath was all but spent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her breath was all but spent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her breath was all but spent.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
engage in
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
the force of workers available
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
let for money
From this reading The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Her breath was all but spent.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.
confined on all sides
From this reading He came surrounded by a mighty crowd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then bending low, her arms about him flung, She gasped!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her breath was all but spent.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Make way for us!” the Queen’s men cried aloud— “The Queen is here!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bearers stopped; with cries the air was rent.
Chapter 2 of Queen Moo's Talisman by Alice D. (Alice Dixon) Le Plongeon holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 349 sentences of Queen Moo's Talisman, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Queen Moo's Talisman by Alice D. (Alice Dixon) Le Plongeon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 349 sentences, grouped into 70 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 70 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 70 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 60 minutes of reading across 146 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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