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The Moon Pool

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.
"Da!" he said.
"That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.
Da!
They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Moon Pool

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Moon Pool is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.
Line 2
"Da!" he said.
Line 3
"That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.
Line 4
Da!
Line 5
They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

All words in this reading · 33

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.

and

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

From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

as

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

both

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

came

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

child

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

clasped

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

comes

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

Da

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From this reading "Da!" he said.

finished

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

Flame-Tipped

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

from

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

he

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From this reading "Da!" he said.

head

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

here

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

From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

his

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

it

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

Marakinoff

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

nodded

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

Olaf

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

said

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From this reading "Da!" he said.

Shadows

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

shut

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

solemnly

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

stone

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

That

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

The

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From this reading The Flame-Tipped Shadows Marakinoff nodded his head solemnly as Olaf finished.

them

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

They

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

took

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

upon

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

which

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

within

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From this reading They came clasped within it and the stone shut upon them.

woman

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From this reading "That which comes from here took them both--the woman and the child.

Chapter 11 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt holds 265 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 11 of The Moon Pool contain?

Chapter 11 holds 265 sentences of The Moon Pool, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 265 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 11 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 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 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 6269 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 522 minutes of reading across 1254 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.