adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
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 “Tell me, you who know all.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Because you are not lovable,” he answered.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Because you are not lovable,” he answered.
artlessadjective
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Because you are not lovable,” he answered.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading “You do not bend to love; love must bend to you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
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From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You do not bend to love; love must bend to you.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
folliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Because you are not lovable,” he answered.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Tell me, you who know all.”
lovableadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvəbəl/
having characteristics that attract love or affection
From this reading “Because you are not lovable,” he answered.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You do not bend to love; love must bend to you.
naiveadjectiveUS /ˌnaɪˈiːv/
marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Because you are not lovable,” he answered.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
TellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “Tell me, you who know all.”
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You do not bend to love; love must bend to you.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Tell me, you who know all.”
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why has love fled me?” she said in a low voice.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell me, you who know all.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading You may perhaps have yielded to some follies of youth, but there was no youth in your heart; your mind has too much depth; you have never been naive and artless, and you cannot begin to be so now.
