Chapter 4 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting. We told her what had happened and what we had found. She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes. "'I would like to see the stone,' she said. 'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'
Chapter 4 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"'I would like to see the stone,' she said.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading 'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
set up or found
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'I would like to see the stone,' she said.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "'I would like to see the stone,' she said.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'I would like to see the stone,' she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'I would like to see the stone,' she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She listened gravely, and as we finished Thora sighed and opened her eyes.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading 'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "'I would like to see the stone,' she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We told her what had happened and what we had found.
in or at the place that
From this reading The First Vanishings "We carried Thora back, down to where Edith was waiting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "'I would like to see the stone,' she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Charles, you stay here with Thora.'
Chapter 4 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 148 sentences of The Moon Pool, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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