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

Chapter XXXIV

Cover illustration for The Man Who Laughs
Context Illustration Reading 1/23 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.
I.
Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.
We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.
Distrust the loosely-clasped girdle.
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 Man Who Laughs

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.
Line 2
I.
/aɪ/
Line 3
Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.
Line 4
We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.
Line 5
Distrust the loosely-clasped girdle.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.”

Taste verb US /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.”

All words in this reading · 47

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 We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

always

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

betrays

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

Clancharlie

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

Cromwell

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

DAVID

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

From this reading LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.

DIRRY-MOIR

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

From this reading LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.

Distrust

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

From this reading Distrust the loosely-clasped girdle.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

girdle

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

From this reading Distrust the loosely-clasped girdle.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

Harrison

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

Linnæus

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

loosely-clasped

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

From this reading Distrust the loosely-clasped girdle.

LORD

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

From this reading LORD DAVID DIRRY-MOIR.

loved

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

man

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

old

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

passion

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

phase

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

pleasure

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

Pride

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

proscribed

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.

reading

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

seditious

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

text

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

times

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

Woman

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

women

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

young

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

From this reading We know from Harrison and Pride that Cromwell, when young, loved women and pleasure, a taste which, at times (another reading of the text “Woman”), betrays a seditious man.

youth

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

From this reading Lord Linnæus Clancharlie had not always been old and proscribed; he had had his phase of youth and passion.