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Voyage To Eternity

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Voyage To Eternity is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"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."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Voyage To Eternity

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Voyage To Eternity 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

Line 1
"You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
/juː ɡɑːt tuː hænd ɪt tuː ˈtempəlz kɪd ˈbrʌðər/
Line 2
"Yeah.
/jæ/
Line 3
Cool as ice cubes."
/kuːl æz aɪs kjuːbz/
Line 4
"Are you guys kidding?
/ɑːr juː ɡaɪz ˈkɪdɪŋ/
Line 5
He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."

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.

Cool adjective US /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading “Cool as ice cubes."”

cubes noun US /kjuːbz/

plural of “cube” — a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces

From this reading “Cool as ice cubes."”

guys noun US /ɡaɪz/

plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading “"Are you guys kidding?”

kid verb US /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading “"You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."”

kidding verb US /ˈkɪdɪŋ/

inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun

From this reading “"Are you guys kidding?”

store noun US /stɔːr/

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."”

Temple's noun US /ˈtempəlz/

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."”

Yeah adverb US /jæ/

not only so, but

From this reading “"Yeah.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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 store preposition + noun

in readiness; awaiting

In this reading “He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."”

All words in this reading · 26

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.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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."

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Are you guys kidding?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Cool as ice cubes."

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."

CooladjectiveUS /kuːl/

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading Cool as ice cubes."

cubesnounUS /kjuːbz/

plural of “cube” — a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces

From this reading Cool as ice cubes."

doesn't

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."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

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."

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

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."

guysnounUS /ɡaɪz/

plural of “guy” — an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading "Are you guys kidding?

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."

HepronounUS /hiː/

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."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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."

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading Cool as ice cubes."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."

kidverbUS /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."

kiddingverbUS /ˈkɪdɪŋ/

inflected form of “kid” — tell false information to for fun

From this reading "Are you guys kidding?

knowverbUS /noʊ/

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."

storenounUS /stɔːr/

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."

Temple'snounUS /ˈtempəlz/

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."

that's

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."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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."

what's

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."

YeahadverbUS /jæ/

not only so, but

From this reading "Yeah.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."

Chapter 8 of Voyage To Eternity 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.

What does chapter 8 of Voyage To Eternity contain?

Chapter 8 holds 266 sentences of Voyage To Eternity, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Voyage To Eternity 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Vocabulary met early in Voyage To Eternity

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Etext
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Produced
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Imagination
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Stories
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