Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Plays : Fifth Series
Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XIX

Cover illustration for Plays : Fifth Series
Context Illustration Reading 1/80 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
MR MARCH.
[Pricking his ears] What?
Have you had dealings with them?
BLY.
Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.
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.

Plays : Fifth Series

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MR MARCH.
Line 2
[Pricking his ears] What?
Line 3
Have you had dealings with them?
Line 4
BLY.
Line 5
Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Have you had dealings with them?”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.”

All words in this reading · 23

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

BLY

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

From this reading BLY.

daughter

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

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

dealings

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

From this reading Have you had dealings with them?

ears

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

From this reading [Pricking his ears] What?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

got

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

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Have you had dealings with them?

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have you had dealings with them?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading [Pricking his ears] What?

MARCH

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

From this reading MR MARCH.

MR

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

From this reading MR MARCH.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

Pricking

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

From this reading [Pricking his ears] What?

reprieve

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

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Have you had dealings with them?

up

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

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Over the reprieve that was got up for my daughter.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [Pricking his ears] What?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Have you had dealings with them?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Have you had dealings with them?