Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
add
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
break
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to the "Life."
celebrated
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
covered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
doubt
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
essential
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
Faith
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
Feast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
friendship
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have said what his real religion was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
importance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
knew
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
leaned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to the "Life."
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
observance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
only
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
page
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
Passover
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
phase
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
philosophical
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
pretty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
real
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have said what his real religion was.
religion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
ritual
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
sacred
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have said what his real religion was.
shortness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
sometimes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
Tabernacles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
ten
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
things
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have said what his real religion was.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I doubt whether this observance of the ritual of his Faith was of more essential importance to him than that other philosophical religion towards which he sometimes leaned.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
whole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
year
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the only time I ever knew him break that sacred time in which he celebrated each year the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles.
years
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With these things, and others, as a beginning, I began to add page to page, phase to phase; and, in a time the shortness of which astonished myself, I had pretty well covered the whole of the first ten years of our friendship.
