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Hidden Treasure

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Hidden Treasure is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."
After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.
"My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.
"What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"
"No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hidden Treasure

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Hidden Treasure is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."
Line 2
After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.
Line 3
"My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.
Line 4
"What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"
/wʌt ə faɪn fens ɑːr ðoʊz stoʊn poʊsts bɑːb/
Line 5
"No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

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.

Bob verb US /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading “"You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."”

concrete adjective US /kənˈkriːt/

capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary

From this reading “"No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."”

cows noun US /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading “After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.”

dad noun US /dæd/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading “"No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."”

fence verb US /fens/

enclose with a fence

From this reading “"What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"”

milked verb US /mɪlkt/

past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals

From this reading “After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.”

posts noun US /poʊsts/

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading “"What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"”

trials noun US /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading “After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.”

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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 "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

BobverbUS /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

Brookside

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

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

concreteadjectiveUS /kənˈkriːt/

capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

cowsnounUS /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

dadnounUS /dæd/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

doesn't

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

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

FarmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

fenceverbUS /fens/

enclose with a fence

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

HiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

milkedverbUS /mɪlkt/

past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

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

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

postsnounUS /poʊsts/

plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

speedverbUS /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

they're

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

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

TreasurenounUS /ˈtreʒər/

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

trialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/

plural of “trial” — the act of testing something

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What a fine fence; are those stone posts, Bob?"

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "My, it certainly doesn't look like the old place, Bob," his father remarked, when they came in sight of the farm.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "No, dad, they're concrete, but will last just as long as stone."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading After the speed trials were over Bob milked his cows again, and with his father drove out to Brookside Farm.

You're

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

From this reading "You're right, Bob, it was a 'Hidden Treasure'."

Chapter 8 of Hidden Treasure by John Thomas Simpson holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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.

What does chapter 8 of Hidden Treasure contain?

Chapter 8 holds 439 sentences of Hidden Treasure, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Hidden Treasure by John Thomas Simpson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 of Hidden Treasure?

Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 88 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 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.

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Vocabulary met early in Hidden Treasure

Words and structures a reader meets early in Hidden Treasure, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Years
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Author
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Visited
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Western
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