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Recruit for Andromeda
Recruit for Andromeda

Chapter VIII

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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.

Recruit for Andromeda

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You got to hand it to Temple's kid brother."
Line 2
"Yeah.
Line 3
Cool as ice cubes."
Line 4
"Are you guys kidding?
Line 5
He doesn't know what's in store for him, that's all."

Learner Dictionary

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

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

All words in this reading · 26

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all

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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."

brother

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

Cool

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From this reading Cool as ice cubes."

cubes

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From this reading Cool as ice cubes."

doesn't

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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."

got

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

guys

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From this reading "Are you guys kidding?

hand

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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."

ice

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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."

kid

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

kidding

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From this reading "Are you guys kidding?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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

store

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

Temple's

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

that's

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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

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

Yeah

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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."