Chapter 8 of Recruit for Andromeda is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Recruit for Andromeda is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother." "Yeah. Cool as ice cubes." "Are you guys kidding? He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
Chapter 8 of Recruit for Andromeda is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Cool as ice cubes."”
plural of “cube” — a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
From this reading “Cool as ice cubes."”
plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “"Are you guys kidding?”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."”
inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun
From this reading “"Are you guys kidding?”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."”
possessive form of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “"You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Yeah.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
in readiness; awaiting
In this reading “He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you guys kidding?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cool as ice cubes."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Cool as ice cubes."
plural of “cube” — a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
From this reading Cool as ice cubes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading "Are you guys kidding?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Cool as ice cubes."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
tell false information to for fun
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun
From this reading "Are you guys kidding?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
possessive form of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
Chapter 8 of Recruit for Andromeda by Stephen Marlowe holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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 8 holds 266 sentences of Recruit for Andromeda, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Recruit for Andromeda by Stephen Marlowe exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
Work through the 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Recruit for Andromeda, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
