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The Golden Age

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Golden Age is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Kenneth Grahame • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

“Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

“Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

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Chapter VIII Reading 1/32

The Golden Age

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Golden Age is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

Line 2

“Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

Line 3

“Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

Line 4

And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

Line 5

And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

All words in this reading · 51

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all

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

And

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

answered

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From this reading “Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

arm-in-arm

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

as

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

choose

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

city

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

down

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

else

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

fellows

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

for

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

found

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

go

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

good

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

he

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From this reading “In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

house

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

I

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From this reading “Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

I'll

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

In

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From this reading “In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

into

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

like

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

live

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

look

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

me

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

my

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

or

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From this reading “Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

other

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

out

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

perhaps

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From this reading “In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

Piccy-the-other-place

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From this reading “Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

princes

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

Rome

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From this reading “In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

said

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From this reading “In Rome, perhaps?” said he.

see

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

shops

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

sing

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

somewhere

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From this reading “Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

soon

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

street

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

that

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

the

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

then

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

there

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

way

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

we'll

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

we've

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

when

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From this reading “Or else,” said he, “in that other city,--when we've found the way there.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, in Rome,” I answered, “or Piccy-the-other-place, or somewhere.”

you

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

you'll

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From this reading And I'll look out for you, and you'll sing out as soon as you see me.

your

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From this reading And we'll go down the street arm-in-arm, and into all the shops, and then I'll choose my house, and you'll choose your house, and we'll live there like princes and good fellows.”

Chapter 8 of The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 of The Golden Age contain?

Chapter 8 holds 162 sentences of The Golden Age, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of The Golden Age by Kenneth Grahame exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 The Golden Age?

Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 33 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 The Golden Age

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Golden Age, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Opportune: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Age; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Times: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Age; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Contemplate: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Golden Age; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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