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

Chapter XXXV

Cover illustration for Young Lives
Context Illustration Reading 1/9 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.
"Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.
It is so good to get back to something true."
"Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.
"Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!
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.

Young Lives

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.
Line 2
"Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.
Line 3
It is so good to get back to something true."
Line 4
"Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.
Line 5
"Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

Learner Dictionary

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

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “It is so good to get back to something true."”

All words in this reading · 41

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 BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

Angel

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

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

Angel's

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.

BACK

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

blue

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

common

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

deep

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

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

Esther's

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

eyes

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

forsake

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

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

get

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is so good to get back to something true."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

laugh

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

Mike's

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

opening

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

From this reading "Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.

REALITY

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

said

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

From this reading "Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.

sense

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It is so good to get back to something true."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It is so good to get back to something true."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Let me look deep into them, Angel--deep--deep.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

true

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

From this reading It is so good to get back to something true."

very

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

From this reading "Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

wide

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

From this reading "Are they true?" said Angel, opening them very wide.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Something that will never forsake one, something we can never forsake!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading BACK TO REALITY It was good to get back to reality, with Angel's blue eyes, Mike's laugh, and Esther's common sense.