Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Creators: A Comedy
The Creators: A Comedy

Chapter VIII

Cover illustration for The Creators: A Comedy
Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"I wonder.
Nina--he was worth it.
I'd have paid ten times over.
So would you."
"I have paid.
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.

The Creators: A Comedy

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I wonder.
Line 2
Nina--he was worth it.
Line 3
I'd have paid ten times over.
Line 4
So would you."
/soʊ wʊd juː/
Line 5
"I have paid.

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 “I'd have paid ten times over.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “I'd have paid ten times over.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “So would you."”

All words in this reading · 16

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I'd have paid ten times over.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nina--he was worth it.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I wonder.

I'd

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

From this reading I'd have paid ten times over.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nina--he was worth it.

Nina

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

From this reading Nina--he was worth it.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading I'd have paid ten times over.

paid

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

From this reading I'd have paid ten times over.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So would you."

ten

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

From this reading I'd have paid ten times over.

times

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

From this reading I'd have paid ten times over.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Nina--he was worth it.

wonder

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

From this reading "I wonder.

worth

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

From this reading Nina--he was worth it.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading So would you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So would you."