adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
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 What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We do much talking without words.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
easieradjectiveUS /ˈiːziər/
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
foolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
foolingadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪŋ/
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
how
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From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We do much talking without words.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
others
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From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
reelingverbUS /ˈriːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
showsnounUS /ʃoʊz/
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We do much talking without words.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That shows how much easier it is for one to fool himself than to fool another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have our secrets, but, guard them as we may, it is not long before others have them also.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I once knew a man who did his drinking secretly and his reeling in public, and thought he was fooling everybody.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We do much talking without words.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading We do much talking without words.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading What is in a man's heart is on his face, and is shortly written all over him.
