addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
anxietiesnounUS /æŋˈzaɪətiz/
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
ArtisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/
relating to or characteristic of art or artists
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
BuddhanounUS /ˈbuːdə/
founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
burningnounUS /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of burning something
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
CustomnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
declareverbUS /dɪˈkler/
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading With what fire is it burning?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
ignorancenounUS /ˈɪɡnərəns/
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With what fire is it burning?
Khandaka
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From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
lamentationnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
Mahavagga
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From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
mendicants
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From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
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 (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
readernounUS /ˈriːdər/
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
SectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading It is burning with the anxieties of birth, decay and death, grief, lamentation, suffering and despair....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
thusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading (From the first Khandaka of the Mahavagga: "There Buddha thus addressed his disciples: 'Everything, O mendicants, is burning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With what fire is it burning?
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Section Three In Which, contrary to Artistic Custom, the moral of the piece is placed before the reader.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With what fire is it burning?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I declare unto you it is burning with the fire of passion, with the fire of anger, with the fire of ignorance.
