used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
abundantadjectiveUS /əˈbʌndənt/
present in great quantity
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
accumulatedadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪd/
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
age-new
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From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
age-oldadjective
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
(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 So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
react verbally
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
true confidential information
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
yet to be or coming
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
gripsnounUS /ɡrɪps/
plural of “grip” — the act of grasping
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
Hawley
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From this reading My name is Treb Hawley.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
ten 10s
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
the sound of laughing
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
listedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪstəd/
on a list
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
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 When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Treb Hawley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
not divisible by two
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
and nothing more
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
pilesnounUS /paɪlz/
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
postulatesnounUS /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪts/
plural of “postulate” — (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
express in words
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
SolaradjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlər/
relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
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 _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
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 When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
techniquesnounUS /tekˈniːks/
plural of “technique” — a practical method or art applied to some particular task
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If, lying here beneath these great lights, I could only be as sure of joy in the future....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
tragicadjectiveUS /ˈtrædʒɪk/
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
Treb
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My name is Treb Hawley.
a source of difficulty
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
at the time that
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
in or at the place that
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
belonging to which person
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So here, at the outset, I want to say my life has not been a tragic one--whose life is in this day of advanced techniques and universal good will?--but that, on the contrary, I have enjoyed this Earth and Solar System and all the abundant interests that it has offered me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
woenounUS /woʊ/
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading When a tale of woe piles up too many details it looks ridiculous, unreal.
a late time of life
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A story that comes to grips with an age-old question--what is soul? and where?--and postulates an age-new answer._ If I listed every trouble I've accumulated in a mere two hundred odd years you might be inclined to laugh.
