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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
AFFECTION
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
All
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
any
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From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
ARAM
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
belongs
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
capacity
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
CONVERSATION
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
despairing
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
elevated
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
FATALIST
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
FATE
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
fear
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
FORGETS
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
generous
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --Two Gentlemen of Verona.
GODLIKE
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
heart
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From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
Hope
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
human
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From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
lovely
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From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
lover's
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
loving
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
MADELINE
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
makes
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From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
manage
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
NATURE
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From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --Two Gentlemen of Verona.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
staff
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFFECTION: ITS GODLIKE NATURE.--THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ARAM AND MADELINE.--THE FATALIST FORGETS FATE.
there
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From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
thoroughly
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From this reading If there be any thing thoroughly lovely in the human heart, it is Affection!
thoughts
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that makes hope elevated, or fear generous, belongs to the capacity of loving.
Two
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From this reading --Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Verona
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From this reading --Two Gentlemen of Verona.
walk
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From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hope is a lover's staff; walk hence with that, And manage it against despairing thoughts.