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

Chapter XI

Cover illustration for The Ghost-Seer
Context Illustration Reading 1/13 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.
August.
The prince is revelling in love and bliss.
He has recovered his fair Greek.
I must relate to you how this happened.
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 Ghost-Seer

Chapter XI

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.
Line 2
August.
Line 3
The prince is revelling in love and bliss.
Line 4
He has recovered his fair Greek.
Line 5
I must relate to you how this happened.

Learner Dictionary

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

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He has recovered his fair Greek.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “He has recovered his fair Greek.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “I must relate to you how this happened.”

All words in this reading · 27

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

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

August

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

From this reading August.

BARON

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

From this reading BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.

bliss

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

COUNT

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

From this reading BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.

F

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

From this reading BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He has recovered his fair Greek.

Greek

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

From this reading He has recovered his fair Greek.

happened

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

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading He has recovered his fair Greek.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He has recovered his fair Greek.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He has recovered his fair Greek.

how

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

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

love

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.

O

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

From this reading BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.

prince

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

recovered

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

From this reading He has recovered his fair Greek.

relate

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

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.

revelling

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The prince is revelling in love and bliss.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading BARON F------ TO COUNT O-------.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I must relate to you how this happened.