Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Friend Mac Donald
Friend Mac Donald

Chapter XXI

Cover illustration for Friend Mac Donald
Context Illustration Reading 1/6 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
The Dance in Scotland.
-- Reels and Highland Schottische.
-- Is Dancing a Sin?
-- Dances of Antiquity.
-- There is no Dancing now.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Friend Mac Donald

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Dance in Scotland.
Line 2
-- Reels and Highland Schottische.
Line 3
-- Is Dancing a Sin?
Line 4
-- Dances of Antiquity.
Line 5
-- There is no Dancing now.
All words in this reading · 18

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading -- Is Dancing a Sin?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading -- Reels and Highland Schottische.

Antiquity

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

From this reading -- Dances of Antiquity.

Dance

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

From this reading The Dance in Scotland.

Dances

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

From this reading -- Dances of Antiquity.

Dancing

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

From this reading -- Is Dancing a Sin?

Highland

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

From this reading -- Reels and Highland Schottische.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Dance in Scotland.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading -- Is Dancing a Sin?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading -- There is no Dancing now.

now

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

From this reading -- There is no Dancing now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading -- Dances of Antiquity.

Reels

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

From this reading -- Reels and Highland Schottische.

Schottische

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

From this reading -- Reels and Highland Schottische.

Scotland

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

From this reading The Dance in Scotland.

Sin

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

From this reading -- Is Dancing a Sin?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Dance in Scotland.

There

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

From this reading -- There is no Dancing now.