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

Chapter XXI

Cover illustration for A Monk of Cruta
Context Illustration Reading 1/43 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
I am scarcely calm enough to write!
Yet I must write!
My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
What is it that has 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.

A Monk of Cruta

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."
Line 2
I am scarcely calm enough to write!
Line 3
Yet I must write!
Line 4
My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!
Line 5
What is it that has happened?

Learner Dictionary

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

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “What is it that has happened?”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Yet I must write!”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet I must write!”

All words in this reading · 34

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

ADREA'S

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

brother

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

calm

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

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

DIARY

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

enough

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

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

excitement

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

full

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

happened

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

From this reading What is it that has happened?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading What is it that has happened?

hate

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

heart

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What is it that has happened?

love

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

mate

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Yet I must write!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

pulses

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

scarcely

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

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

stalks

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

From this reading "ADREA'S DIARY" "By love stalks hate, his brother and his mate."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What is it that has happened?

throbbing

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

very

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

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is it that has happened?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading My heart is full; my very pulses are throbbing with excitement!

write

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

From this reading I am scarcely calm enough to write!

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet I must write!