aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
in the past
From this reading That is twenty-nine months ago.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
anniversarynounUS /ˌænəˈvɜːrsəri/
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
without doubt or question
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/
seemingly without interruption
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
the specified day of the month
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
facultiesnounUS /ˈfækəltiz/
plural of “faculty” — one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
set up or found
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That is twenty-nine months ago.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
pretextnounUS /ˈpriːtekst/
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading The pretext?
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
not in physical motion
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
thirty-sixthadjective
the ordinal number of thirty-six in counting order
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
twenty-ninenoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading That is twenty-nine months ago.
unemployedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnemˈplɔɪd/
not engaged in a gainful occupation
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading That anniversary found me more melancholy than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason I can clearly recollect the exact date of the beginning of the adventure I am about to relate, is that it was my thirty-sixth birthday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The reason of it was still the same: the feeling that my faculties were at the same time unemployed and limited, and that the boundary of my talent was continually being reached.
