adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
achievementnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
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 Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
awareadjectiveUS /əˈwer/
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
barelyadverbUS /ˈberli/
only a very short time before
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
complaisantadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪsənt/
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
crownsnounUS /kraʊnz/
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
dreamedadjectiveUS /driːmd/
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
EmilenounUS /eɪˈmiːl/
the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
emperornounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
folliesnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
mistressesnounUS /ˈmɪstrəsəz/
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
pedestalnounUS /ˈpedəstəl/
a support or foundation
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
pinnacles
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
possessingverbUS /pəˈzesɪŋ/
-ing form of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
sportnounUS /spɔːrt/
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
steeps
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From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I myself would often be a general, nay, emperor; I have been a Byron, and then a nobody.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
twenty-sixadjective
being six more than twenty
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
unrecognizedadjectiveUS /ənˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
not recognized
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
weaveverbUS /wiːv/
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Have we not all of us, more or less, believed in the reality of a thing because we wished it?
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Let me pour out my follies, dear Emile; to-day I am barely twenty-six years old, certain of dying unrecognized, and I have never been the lover of the woman I dreamed of possessing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading After this sport on these pinnacles of human achievement, I became aware that all the difficulties and steeps of life were yet to face.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I would never have a young man for my friend who did not place himself in dreams upon a pedestal, weave crowns for his head, and have complaisant mistresses.
