adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
bidverbUS /bɪd/
propose a payment
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
burdennounUS /ˈbɜːrdən/
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
cannot
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From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
dailyadverbUS /ˈdeɪli/
every day; without missing a day
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
desertionnounUS /dɪˈzɜːrʃən/
withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
humiliatedadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd/
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/
without good reason
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
monsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
preferableadjectiveUS /ˈprefərəbəl/
more desirable than another
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
sacrificesnounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪsɪz/
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
sakenounUS /seɪk/
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
to-day
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From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
two-and-twenty
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From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
vowsnounUS /vaʊz/
plural of “vow” — a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
From this reading The vows that you make so lightly to-day may seem a very heavy burden to you then.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A day would come when everything, even Nature, would bid you leave me, and I have already told you that death is preferable to desertion.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am quite willing to believe that at this moment you would give me your whole life without a regret, you would even be ready to die for a little brief happiness; but at the age of thirty experience will take from you the very power of making daily sacrifices for my sake, and I myself should feel deeply humiliated if I accepted them.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am nearly thirty years old, monsieur; you are barely two-and-twenty.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You yourself cannot know what your thoughts will be at my age.
