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

Chapter XIII · Music and Masks

Cover illustration for Greycliff Wings
Context Illustration Reading 1/49 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
“Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.
Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.
“It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.
I wish I were playing in the orchestra.
I’ve been helping practice.”
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.

Greycliff Wings

Chapter XIII · Music and Masks

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.
Line 2
Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.
Line 3
“It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Line 4
I wish I were playing in the orchestra.
Line 5
I’ve been helping practice.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “I’ve been helping practice.””

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading ““It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.”

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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

away

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I’ve been helping practice.”

DreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

entering

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

exclaimed

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

girls

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

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

helping

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

From this reading I’ve been helping practice.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I wish I were playing in the orchestra.

I've

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

From this reading I’ve been helping practice.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I wish I were playing in the orchestra.

inquiringly

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

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

Isabel

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

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

It's

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

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Lakeview

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

Lilian

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

lovely

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

Mendelssohn

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

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Midsummer

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

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

music

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

Night's

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

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Oh

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

orchestra

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

From this reading I wish I were playing in the orchestra.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

play

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

playing

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

From this reading I wish I were playing in the orchestra.

practice

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

From this reading I’ve been helping practice.”

put

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

starting

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

Suite

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

too

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

up

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

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

violin

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

From this reading “Oh, the music for our play is too lovely!” exclaimed Lilian, entering Lakeview Suite and starting to put away her violin.

visiting

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

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading I wish I were playing in the orchestra.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Isabel who was visiting the girls, looked up inquiringly.

wish

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

From this reading I wish I were playing in the orchestra.

written

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

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “It’s the Mendelssohn music, you know, written for the Midsummer Night’s Dream.