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The Moon Pool
The Moon Pool

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Abraham Merritt • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 6 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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.

What does chapter 6 of The Moon Pool contain?

Chapter 6 holds 261 sentences of The Moon Pool, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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.

How do I study chapter 6 of The Moon Pool?

Work through the 53 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 53 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.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 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.

Questions about reading The Moon Pool

Common questions about reading The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Moon Pool?

Yes. All 6773 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Moon Pool is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #765, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Moon Pool take to read?

About 564 minutes of reading across 1355 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Moon Pool section by section

How to work through The Moon Pool section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 35 chapters of The Moon Pool to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Moon Pool

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Moon Pool, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moon Pool; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Months
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moon Pool; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
D'entrecasteaux
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moon Pool; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Islands
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moon Pool; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Context Illustration Reading 1/53 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"The Shining Devil Took Them!"
My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.
My first act was to spring to the open port.
The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!
I ran to the door to sound the alarm.
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AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Moon Pool

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"The Shining Devil Took Them!"
Line 2
My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.
Line 3
My first act was to spring to the open port.
Line 4
The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!
Line 5
I ran to the door to sound the alarm.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “My first act was to spring to the open port.”

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All words in this reading · 58

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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act

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From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

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alarm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ran to the door to sound the alarm.

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an

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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as

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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Association

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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briefly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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can

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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colleagues

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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coma

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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defense

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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Devil

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The Shining Devil Took Them!"

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did

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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door

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ran to the door to sound the alarm.

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explanation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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first

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

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for

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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full

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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here

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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hours

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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if

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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lasted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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low

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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may

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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moon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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must

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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My

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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narrative

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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offer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

Velmora curated lexicon
others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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port

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

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ran

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ran to the door to sound the alarm.

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read

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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realization

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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returned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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Shining

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The Shining Devil Took Them!"

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sound

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I ran to the door to sound the alarm.

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spring

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

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The

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The Shining Devil Took Them!"

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Them

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The Shining Devil Took Them!"

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this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

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Took

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From this reading "The Shining Devil Took Them!"

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was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My first act was to spring to the open port.

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west

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The coma had lasted hours, for the moon was now low in the west!

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what

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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when

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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who

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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will

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

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you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My colleagues of the Association, and you others who may read this my narrative, for what I did and did not when full realization returned I must offer here, briefly as I can, an explanation; a defense--if you will.

Pending verification