used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
afflictverbUS /əˈflɪkt/
cause great unhappiness for; distress
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
Agnes
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From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
ArdornounUS /ˈɑːrdər/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading What, that I should betray you?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
Constantia
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From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
cry'd
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From this reading (_cry’d she_) And what Thoughts have you of me?
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
frightfuladjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtfəl/
provoking horror
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What, that I should betray you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
immediately past
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
a woman of refinement
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_cry’d she_) And what Thoughts have you of me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_cry’d she_) And what Thoughts have you of me?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
and nothing more
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
oppres'd
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From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
PoisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
remain'd
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From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
ReposeverbUS /riˈpoʊz/
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
express in words
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What, that I should betray you?
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
surpriz'd
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From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What, that I should betray you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading (_cry’d she_) And what Thoughts have you of me?
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The delicate _Agnes_ little expected to hear what the Princess told her: Thunder would have less surpriz’d, and less oppres’d her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She remain’d a long time without speaking; but at last, fixing her Looks all frightful on _Constantia_, ‘What say you, Madam?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And coming hither only full of Ardor to be the Repose of your Life, do I bring a fatal Poison to afflict it?
