adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
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From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
combinationnounUS /ˌkɑːmbəˈneɪʃən/
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
defineverbUS /dɪˈfaɪn/
determine the essential quality of
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
definedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfaɪnd/
clearly characterized or delimited
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
dictionarynounUS /ˈdɪkʃəneri/
a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
droppingadjectiveUS /ˈdrɑːpɪŋ/
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
marksnounUS /mɑːrks/
English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
meetsnounUS /miːts/
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITYnounUS /riˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He can never look upon life through the same eyes.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was defined for him as no dictionary could define it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading As Bonbright walked away from his father's house he came into possession for the first time of the word RESPONSIBILITY.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Every young man meets a day when responsibility becomes to him something more than a combination of letters, and when it comes he can never be the same again.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It marks definitely the arrival of manhood, the dropping behind of youth.
