affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
Alva
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From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
any thing at all
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
CupidnounUS /ˈkjuːpɪd/
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
dreamilyadverb
in a dreamy manner
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
any strong feeling
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
intentlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtentli/
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
recurring again and again
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
cut with a saw
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
St
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From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Is it not beautiful--the face of Cupid?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It pleased her to see that her picture could affect him so deeply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alva looked intently at her brother, and she saw that he was struggling with deep emotion.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Slowly, without taking his eyes from the lovely face, St. George replied, dreamily:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you imagine anything living so perfectly beautiful?” she repeated.
