past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
affrontnounUS /əˈfrʌnt/
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
blossom-like
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From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
lacking funds
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
cannot
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From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
caressingnounUS /kərˈesɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
a special loved one
From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'Are we foolish to talk in this fashion, Lennard?'
FloranounUS /ˈflɔːrə/
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading 'Are we foolish to talk in this fashion, Lennard?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
a young female
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
Lennard
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From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
passionatelyadverbUS /ˈpæʃənətli/
with passion
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
quivered
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From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
not in physical motion
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
subjectedverbUS /səbˈdʒektɪd/
past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'Are we foolish to talk in this fashion, Lennard?'
tenderlyadverbUS /ˈtendərli/
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading 'My darling, you cannot lose me now,' he responded, while tenderly caressing her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Are we foolish to talk in this fashion, Lennard?'
WEDDEDadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading WEDDED.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes,' said the girl passionately, 'I love you, Lennard--love you so much,' she added, while her soft voice broke and her blossom-like lips quivered, 'that were I to lose you I would die!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And you will love me still, Flora, in spite of this bitter affront to which you are subjected for my sake?' said Lennard.
