adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
absurdadjectiveUS /əbˈsɜːrd/
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
alphabetnounUS /ˈælfəbet/
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
EbnounUS /eb/
a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
Eb's
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From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
Else
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From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
extendedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstendəd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
monstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
panthernounUS /ˈpænθər/
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
poorlyadverbUS /ˈpuːrli/
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
RoadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
tamedadjectiveUS /teɪmd/
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
TimenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
TimesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
tremulousadjectiveUS /ˈtremjələs/
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
unsatisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌʌnsətɪˈsfæktəri/
not giving satisfaction
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
westnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The fifth summer was passing since we came down Paradise Road--the dog, Uncle Eb and I. Times innumerable I had heard my good old friend tell the story of our coming west until its every incident was familiar to me as the alphabet.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Uncle Eb's hair was white now and the voices of the swift and the panther had grown mild and tremulous and unsatisfactory and even absurd.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading Time had tamed the monsters of that imaginary wilderness and I had begun to lose my respect for them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But one fear had remained with me as I grew older--the fear of the night man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Else I fear my youthful memory would have served me poorly for a chronicle of my childhood so exact and so extended as this I have written.
