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Recruit for Andromeda
Recruit for Andromeda

Chapter VI

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"What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.
"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."
"Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.
"I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"
"No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Recruit for Andromeda

Chapter VI

Reading 1/50 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.
Line 2
"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."
Line 3
"Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.
Line 4
"I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"
Line 5
"No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “"No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “"No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."”

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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 "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

Alaric

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

any

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From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

Arkalion

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

can't

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From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

certainly

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From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

cockeyed

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

Don't

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From this reading "Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

feel

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From this reading "Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

I'm

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From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

JourneynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

lifetime

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From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

like

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From this reading "Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.

longer

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

From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

money

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

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

more

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

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

Nowhere

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

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

plan

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

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

possibly

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

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

prison

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

From this reading "I'm not in prison any longer, am I?"

said

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

son

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

Sr

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

world

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From this reading "What a cockeyed world," said Alaric Arkalion Sr. to his son.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

you'll

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

From this reading "You certainly can't plan on anything, even if you do have more money than you'll ever possibly need in a lifetime."

you're

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

From this reading "No. But you're not free of the Nowhere Journey, either.

young

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

From this reading "Don't feel like that," said young Alaric.