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A Honeymoon in Space

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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"Well, Madame, we've arrived.
This is the moon and there is the earth.
To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.
I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."
"Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"
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A Honeymoon in Space

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of A Honeymoon in Space is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Well, Madame, we've arrived.
Line 2
This is the moon and there is the earth.
/ðɪs ɪz ðə muːn ənd ðer ɪz ðə ɜːrθ/
Line 3
To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.
/tuː pʊt ɪt ˈɪntuː pleɪn ˈfɪɡjərz juː ɑːr naʊ tuː ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈfɔːrti ˈθaʊzənd ɑːd maɪlz əˈweɪ frʌm hoʊm/
Line 4
I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."
Line 5
"Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"

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.

actually adverb US /ˈæktʃuːəli/

in actual fact

From this reading “"Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"”

eleven adjective US /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading “I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."”

figures noun US /ˈfɪɡjərz/

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading “To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.”

forty adjective US /ˈfɔːrti/

being ten more than thirty

From this reading “To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.”

o'clock adverb US /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading “I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."”

odd adjective US /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading “To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.”

skeleton noun US /ˈskelətən/

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading “I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."”

surface noun US /ˈsɜːrfəs/

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading “I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/

in actual fact

From this reading "Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading "Well, Madame, we've arrived.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

Beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

dejeunernoun

a midday meal

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

earth-time

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

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

figuresnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərz/

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/

being ten more than thirty

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

it's

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

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading "Well, Madame, we've arrived.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

moonnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/

not divisible by two

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

shan't

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

From this reading "Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"

skeletonnounUS /ˈskelətən/

something reduced to its minimal form

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is the moon and there is the earth.

thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Oh, then we shan't actually have breakfast on the moon?"

we'll

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

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

we've

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

From this reading "Well, Madame, we've arrived.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading "Well, Madame, we've arrived.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading I think you said you would like breakfast on the surface of the World that Has Been, and so, as it's about eleven o'clock earth-time, we'll call it a _dejeuner_, and then we'll go and see what this poor old skeleton of a world is like."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To put it into plain figures, you are now two hundred and forty thousand odd miles away from home.

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