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affection
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
appear
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From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
argue
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From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
Augusta
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From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
conceive
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
convinced
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From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
corrupted
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From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
Edward
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From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
efficacious
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From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
exist
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From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
feel
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From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
impossible
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From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
inflict
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
living
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
Love
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From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
Luxury
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
object
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
Palate
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From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
Pangs
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From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
perhaps
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From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
pleasing
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From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
Poverty
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
ridiculous
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From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
said
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From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
tenderest
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From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “None that I know of, so efficacious.” (returned Augusta).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
then
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From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
too
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From this reading “You are too ridiculous (said Augusta) to argue with; perhaps however you may in time be convinced that...”
vile
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From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can you not conceive the Luxury of living in every distress that Poverty can inflict, with the object of your tenderest affection?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And did you then never feel the pleasing Pangs of Love, Augusta? (replied my Edward).
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?