adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
Armand
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From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
feedsnounUS /fiːdz/
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
illusionsnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
ironynounUS /ˈaɪrəni/
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
LovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
profoundadjectiveUS /proʊˈfaʊnd/
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
scribblersnounUS /ˈskrɪblərz/
plural of “scribbler” — informal terms for journalists
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Love, so the scribblers say, only feeds on illusions.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
trueradjectiveUS /ˈtruːər/
comparative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Nothing could be truer, I see; I am expected to imagine that I am loved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/
people who are wounded
From this reading “Ah!” said Armand, with the profound irony of a wounded heart in his words and tone.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading But, there!--there are some thoughts like wounds, from which there is no recovery.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My belief in you was one of the last left to me, and now I see that there is nothing left to believe in this earth.”
