Chapter 9 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole. Outside a fresh voice lilted. I lay on my two chairs and listened. The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains. It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
Chapter 9 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I lay on my two chairs and listened.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.”
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading “The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.”
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading “The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
aroused or activated
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Outside a fresh voice lilted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside a fresh voice lilted.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
the first canonical hour; at daybreak
From this reading It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Larry O'Keefe at his matins:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside a fresh voice lilted.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
a window in a ship or airplane
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
in a stiff manner
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I lay on my two chairs and listened.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Outside a fresh voice lilted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
at the time that
From this reading A Lost Page of Earth When I awakened the sun was streaming through the cabin porthole.
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The song was one with the wholesome sunshine and the breeze blowing stiffly and whipping the curtains.
Chapter 9 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 9 holds 133 sentences of The Moon Pool, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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