how long something has existed
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
in the past
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
degradedadjectiveUS /dɪˈɡreɪdəd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading I respected Love and I never degraded her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading That is false.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
gadabouts
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From this reading People have told you that I was one of the gadabouts of passion.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
hairsnounUS /herz/
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading People have told you that I was one of the gadabouts of passion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I respected Love and I never degraded her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I respected Love and I never degraded her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I respected Love and I never degraded her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading People have told you that I was one of the gadabouts of passion.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading People have told you that I was one of the gadabouts of passion.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People have told you that I was one of the gadabouts of passion.
preciselyadverbUS /prɪˈsaɪsli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
respectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektɪd/
receiving deferential regard
From this reading I respected Love and I never degraded her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
thirty-sevenadjective
being seven more than thirty
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading People have told you that I was one of the gadabouts of passion.
twenty-twonounUS /ˈtwentituː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
at the time that
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
a late time of life
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Three years ago I had not the grey hairs that you now see, and was thirty-seven years of age, though I felt but twenty-two.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I do not know precisely when my youth passed from me, and it is hard for me to realize that it has reached its end.
