adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
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 Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
bitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
distinctadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
fiftynounUS /ˈfɪfti/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
forty-fivenounUS /ˈfɔːrtifaɪv/
a .45-caliber pistol
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
four-and-twenty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
ninetyadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnti/
being ten more than eighty
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
oftenest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
periodsnounUS /ˈpɪriədz/
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
sixtyadjectiveUS /ˈsɪksti/
being ten more than fifty
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The dark as well as the light, its sweet and its bitter, make me love it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
ThreenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
twenty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifaɪv/
being five more than twenty
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To the very end they will come back oftenest to memory and seem more vivid than all the other years of existence--the four-and-twenty I had already lived, and the, say, forty or forty-five--I hope it may be fifty or even sixty--which are to follow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For what soul in this wonderful, various world would wish to depart before ninety!
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Of the first of these three a word only need be written.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Three chapters in the story of my life--three periods, distinct and well defined, yet consecutive--beginning when I had not completed twenty-five years and finishing before thirty, will probably prove the most eventful of all.
