adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
attitudenounUS /ˈætətuːd/
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
cliffnounUS /klɪf/
a steep high face of rock
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
commentnounUS /ˈkɑːment/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
DAVIESnounUS /ˈdeɪviz/
plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
endowedadjectiveUS /enˈdaʊd/
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
lashingnounUS /ˈlæʃɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
OWENnounUS /ˈoʊən/
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
prevailingadjectiveUS /prɪˈveɪlɪŋ/
most frequent or common
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
spannounUS /spæn/
the complete duration of something
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
trampedverbUS /træmpt/
past form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
vanitiesnounUS /ˈvænətiz/
plural of “vanity” — feelings of excessive pride
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
VeryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a class of mind of which this is the prevailing attitude.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wild lashing of the rain and the roaring of the wind did not disturb him in the least.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OWEN DAVIES AT HOME Owen Davies tramped along the cliff with a light heart.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were disagreeable, but he accepted them as he accepted existence and all its vanities, without remark or mental comment.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Very early in their span of life, those endowed with such a mind come to the conclusion that the world is too much for them.
