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The Moon Pool
The Moon Pool

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Abraham Merritt • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 7 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 7 of The Moon Pool contain?

Chapter 7 holds 112 sentences of The Moon Pool, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 7 of The Moon Pool?

Work through the 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 23 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 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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

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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
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Months
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D'entrecasteaux
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Islands
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Larry O'Keefe
Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.
Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.
He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.
For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Moon Pool

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Larry O'Keefe
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Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.
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Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.
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He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.
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For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.
All words in this reading · 72

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a

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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an

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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and

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From this reading He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.

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appeared

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ash

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ask

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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back

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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book

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bought

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could

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Craters

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From this reading He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.

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Crossways

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Diana

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different

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disintegrating

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enough

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From this reading Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.

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entirely

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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entitled

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explained

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fact

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Flora

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For

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found

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From this reading Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.

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greatly

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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habitat

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had

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he

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From this reading Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.

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I

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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in

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introduced

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is

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From this reading He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.

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it

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knew

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Larry

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From this reading Larry O'Keefe

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lava

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like

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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liked

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longed

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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loosely

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From this reading He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.

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me

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From this reading Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.

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Meredith's

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my

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From this reading Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.

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myself

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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naively

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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novel

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now

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O'Keefe

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From this reading Larry O'Keefe

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Oddly

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of

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or

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peculiar

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perceive

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picked

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Pressing

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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questions

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rather

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rock

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something

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somewhat

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sort

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that

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the

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From this reading Pressing back the questions I longed to ask, I introduced myself.

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thinking

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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to

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up

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From this reading For he explained naively that he had picked it up, thinking it an entirely different sort of a book, a novel in fact--something like Meredith's Diana of the Crossways, which he liked greatly.

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upon

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From this reading He had bought, it appeared, my volume upon the peculiar vegetation whose habitat is disintegrating lava rock and volcanic ash, that I had entitled, somewhat loosely, I could now perceive, Flora of the Craters.

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vegetation

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volcanic

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volume

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which

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whose

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work

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From this reading Oddly enough, I found that he knew me, or rather my work.

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