All 9 Uses of
afflict
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- But, Miss Pross suddenly became afflicted with a twitching in the head and body, and retired into the house.†
Chpt 2.6 *afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- That may be, in part, natural to it; in part, the result of affliction.†
Chpt 2.19affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- "The occupation resumed under the influence of this passing affliction so happily recovered from," said Mr. Lorry, clearing his throat, "we will call—Blacksmith's work, Blacksmith's work.†
Chpt 2.19
- "Your afflicted, "Gabelle."†
Chpt 2.24afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- Nothing but the production of the afflicted Gabelle's letter from his prison of the Abbaye would have got him on so far.†
Chpt 3.1
- The Doctor knew, that up to that time, his imprisonment had been associated in the minds of his daughter and his friend, with his personal affliction, deprivation, and weakness.†
Chpt 3.4affliction = something that causes ongoing suffering
- He walked on the other side of it and protected it to the courtyard of the house where the afflicted heart—so happy in the memorable time when he had revealed his own desolate heart to it—outwatched the awful night.†
Chpt 3.12afflicted = suffering; or made to suffer
- So afflicted to find that his friend has drawn a prize in the lottery of Sainte Guillotine?†
Chpt 3.13
- "A good patriot," said the other, "could hardly have been more afflicted if the Aristocrat had drawn a blank."†
Chpt 3.13
Definition:
cause suffering -- such as illness, pain, or unhappiness