adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
agonizedadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzd/
expressing pain or agony
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
bottomlessadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːtəmləs/
extremely deep
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
degradationnounUS /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
else
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From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
hopelessadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊpləs/
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
ignorantadjectiveUS /ˈɪɡnərənt/
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
sinkingnounUS /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
soul's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
thousandsnounUS /ˈθaʊzəndz/
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But there are some,--yes, thousands and thousands,--who even now, at this moment, are feeling sorrow like that, are sinking deep, deeper into the bottomless pit of their soul's degradation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he said, looking at me with wondering pity, "I am afraid so."
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet men who know this, who have seen it, laugh, talk, are happy, amuse themselves--how can they, how can they?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But have you known them as they are known to some,--agonized, hopeless suffering, and sin that is all but inevitable?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some time in your life probably you have realized that such things are: it has come home to you, and to every one else, no doubt, except a few ignorant girls such as I was yesterday.
