adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
cheerlessadjective
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
childishadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
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 He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
readverbUS /red/
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
sightsnounUS /saɪts/
an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
soundsnounUS /saʊndz/
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — 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 He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
talksnounUS /tɔːks/
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
tellsnounUS /telz/
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The part of me that can feel seems to have been simply cut gently away, and I live in the hour, just glad when the sun is out, sorry when it is dull and cheerless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I read the other day one of my old books, and I could not believe it was mine.
wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Mr. ---- I talk; he talks of simple, quiet things, of old books and thoughts.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading So the days pass, and I will not say I have no pleasure in them, because I have won back a sort of odd childish pleasure in small incidents, sights, and sounds.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading He tells me, sometimes, when I am too weary to speak, long, beautiful, quiet stories of his younger days, and I listen like a child to his grave voice, only sorry when it comes to an end.
