Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15

Chapter IX

Cover illustration for The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15
Context Illustration Reading 1/81 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
DOROTHY.
I remember.
MISS FOSTER.
And so do I. I had a touch of ...
Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...
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 Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 15

Chapter IX

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DOROTHY.
Line 2
I remember.
/aɪ rɪˈmɛm.bər/
Line 3
MISS FOSTER.
Line 4
And so do I. I had a touch of ...
Line 5
Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

Learner Dictionary

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

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “I remember.”

All words in this reading · 18

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 And so do I. I had a touch of ...

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And so do I. I had a touch of ...

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

dears

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

From this reading Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading And so do I. I had a touch of ...

DOROTHY

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

From this reading DOROTHY.

family

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

From this reading Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

FOSTER

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

From this reading MISS FOSTER.

gout

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

From this reading Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading And so do I. I had a touch of ...

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I remember.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

MISS

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

From this reading MISS FOSTER.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And so do I. I had a touch of ...

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading I remember.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so do I. I had a touch of ...

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Foster in the blood: the family gout, dears!...

touch

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

From this reading And so do I. I had a touch of ...