adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
Addison
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From this reading --_Addison_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
beneficentadjectiveUS /ˌbenəˈfɪʃənt/
doing or producing good
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
CLAUDIA
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From this reading NEWS FOR CLAUDIA.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
DeathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
deathsnounUS /deθs/
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
folliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEWS FOR CLAUDIA.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
grievousadjectiveUS /ˈɡriːvəs/
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/
provoking horror
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
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 Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
NEWSnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS FOR CLAUDIA.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
revengenounUS /riˈvendʒ/
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
sereneadjectiveUS /sərˈiːn/
not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
sinsnounUS /sɪnz/
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
StrainnounUS /streɪn/
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
SuddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Death--even the most serene and beautiful death, coming to a good old man at the close of a long, beneficent life--is awful.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
torturesnounUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərz/
plural of “torture” — extreme mental distress
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
violentadjectiveUS /ˈvaɪələnt/
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Oh, in their deaths, remember they are men, Strain not revenge to wish their tortures grievous.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Sudden and violent death, falling upon a strong young man in the midst of his sins and follies, is horrible.
