adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
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 There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
assertionnounUS /əˈsɜːrʃən/
a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
byenounUS /baɪ/
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
coincidesverbUS /ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪdz/
third-person singular of “coincide” — go with, fall together
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
crow'snounUS /kroʊz/
possessive form of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
crucialadjectiveUS /ˈkruːʃəl/
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
discoverynounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/
the act of discovering something
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
fatefuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
floodnounUS /flʌd/
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
fraughtadjectiveUS /frɔːt/
marked by distress
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
graynounUS /ɡreɪ/
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
insidiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪdiːəs/
beguiling but harmful
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
leadsnounUS /liːdz/
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
losingverbUS /ˈluːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
meeklyadverbUS /ˈmiːkli/
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
realitiesnounUS /ˌriːˈælətiːz/
plural of “reality” — all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
slipverbUS /slɪp/
move stealthily
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
tidenounUS /taɪd/
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
unheededadjectiveUS /ənˈhiːdɪd/
disregarded
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
unpleasantadjectiveUS /ənˈplezənt/
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The unpleasant question then presents itself: Are we to slip meekly into middle age, or are arms be taken up against our insidious enemy, and the rest of life become a losing battle, fought inch by inch?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
visibleadjectiveUS /ˈvɪzəbəl/
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading This fateful date coincides for most of us with the discovery that we are turning gray, or that the “crow’s feet” or our temples are becoming visible realities.
warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/
a message informing of danger
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There comes, we are told, a crucial moment, “a tide” in all lives, that taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An assertion, by the bye, which is open to doubt.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What does come to every one is an hour fraught with warning, which, if unheeded, leads on to folly.
