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

Chapter XIII

Cover illustration for Remarks
Context Illustration Reading 1/83 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?
It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.
The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.
The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.
All nature is full of life and activity.
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.

Remarks

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?
Line 2
It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.
Line 3
The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.
Line 4
The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.
Line 5
All nature is full of life and activity.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All nature is full of life and activity.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.”

All words in this reading · 58

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 The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

account

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

activity

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

From this reading All nature is full of life and activity.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

All

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

From this reading All nature is full of life and activity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

bank

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

bonnet

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

bumble-bee

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

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

crosses

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

earth's

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

father

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

fatigued

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

forth

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

full

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

From this reading All nature is full of life and activity.

goes

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

heats

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

hornet

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

hum

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

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

husband

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

joyful

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

lamp

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading All nature is full of life and activity.

linen

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

love

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

low

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

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

makes

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

man

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

most

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

nature

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

From this reading All nature is full of life and activity.

nose

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

orbit

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

pantaloons

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

searching

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

season

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

shoe

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

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

spirit

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

spring

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

striped

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

From this reading The little striped hornet heats his nose with a spirit lamp and goes forth searching for the man with the linen pantaloons.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

then

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The low shoe and the low hum of the bumble-bee are again with us.

workaday

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

world

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

From this reading It is then that the spring bonnet of the workaday world crosses the earth's orbit and makes the bank account of the husband and father look fatigued.

year

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

From this reading Who does not love spring, the most joyful season of the year?