adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
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 All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
bellynounUS /ˈbeli/
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
fumesnounUS /fjuːmz/
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
heatedadjectiveUS /ˈhiːtəd/
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
heelsnounUS /hiːlz/
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
life-timenoun
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
mouthfulnounUS /ˈmaʊθfʊl/
the quantity that can be held in the mouth
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
roastingnounUS /ˈroʊstɪŋ/
cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
sickadjectiveUS /sɪk/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
sizzledverbUS /ˈsɪzəld/
past form of “sizzle” — make a sound like frying fat
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
spilledverbUS /spɪld/
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
stankverbUS /stæŋk/
inflected form of “stink” — be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And, had I had it, I know it would have sizzled in my belly like water spilled on heated stones for the roasting.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading It is terrible, the next day after the drinking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
undeterredadjectiveUS /ˌʌndɪˈtɜːrd/
not deterred
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “They walked before me, side by side, their faces solemn and black, and I walked at their heels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My mouth stank of the drink, and my head was sick with the stale fumes of it, and I would have cut off my right hand for a drink of water, one drink, a mouthful even.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading All the life-time of many men who died young has passed by me since the last I was able to do such mad drinking of youth when youth knows not capacity and is undeterred.
