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From this reading LONDON, February 7, O. S.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
capableadjectiveUS /ˈkeɪpəbəl/
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
confessverbUS /kənˈfes/
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
exertverbUS /ɪɡˈzɜːrt/
put to use
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading LONDON, February 7, O. S.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
LONDONnounUS /ˈlʌndən/
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, February 7, O. S.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
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 I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading LONDON, February 7, O. S.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
presumedverbUS /prəˈzuːmd/
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
reflectverbUS /rɪˈflekt/
manifest or bring back
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
reflectionnounUS /rɪˈflekʃən/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading LONDON, February 7, O. S.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
secretsnounUS /ˈsiːkrəts/
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
unwillingadjectiveUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋ/
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading Till sixteen or seventeen I had no reflection; and for many years after that, I made no use of what I had.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading I will confess (for I am not unwilling to discover my secrets to you) that it is not many years since I have presumed to reflect for myself.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DEAR BOY: You are now come to an age capable of reflection, and I hope you will do, what, however, few people at your age do, exert it for your own sake in the search of truth and sound knowledge.
