andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can say?
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/
a state at a particular time
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
enjoymentnounUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪmənt/
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
erringadjectiveUS /ˈerɪŋ/
capable of making an error
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
owl-eyed
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From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
pedantnounUS /ˈpedənt/
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
possibilitynounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiː/
a future prospect or potential
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
progressnounUS /ˈprɑːɡres/
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Who can say?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
statenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the sole condition of my progress to this state of mind and heart which make my happiness was that very stumbling and erring which I so regret.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who can say?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do I give so much of my time to the reading of history?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
XVIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading XVII.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading And, in doing so, become perhaps an owl-eyed pedant, to whom would be for ever dead the possibility of such enjoyment as I know in these final years.
