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suf·fer

 (sŭf′ər)
v.suf·fered,suf·fer·ing,suf·fers
v.intr.
1. To feel pain or distress; sustain injury or harm:suffer from arthritis; made the people suffer for their disloyalty.
2.
a. To have a specified shortcoming or weakness:writing that suffers from poor organization.
b. To sustain a loss, setback, or decline in effectiveness; become worse:When morale drops, the company's performance suffers.
c. To appear at a disadvantage:"He suffers by comparison with his greater contemporary"(Albert C. Baugh).
v.tr.
1.
a. To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant):suffer a heart attack; suffer a debilitating illness; suffer pain.
b. To undergo or be subjected to (a negative experience or development):a team that suffered a defeat; a species that suffered a decline in population; a business that suffered huge losses.
2.
a. To put up with; tolerate:She does not suffer fools easily. See Synonyms at endure.
b. To permit; allow:"They were not suffered to aspire to so exalted a position as that of streetcar conductor"(Edmund S. Morgan).
[Middle Englishsuffren, from Old Frenchsufrir, from Vulgar Latin*sufferīre, from Latinsufferre :sub-,sub- +ferre,to carry; seebher- inIndo-European roots.]
suf′fer·er n.
suf′fer·ing·ly adv.
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suffer

(ˈsʌfə)
vb
1.to undergo or be subjected to (pain, punishment, etc)
2. (tr) to undergo or experience (anything):to suffer a change of management.
3. (intr) to be set at a disadvantage:this author suffers in translation.
4.to be prepared to endure (pain, death, etc):he suffers for the cause of freedom.
5. (tr)archaic to permit (someone to do something):suffer the little children to come unto me.
6.suffer from
a.to be ill with, esp recurrently
b.to be given to:he suffers from a tendency to exaggerate.
[C13: from Old Frenchsoffrir, from Latinsufferre, from sub- +ferre to bear]
ˈsufferern
Usage: It is better to avoid using the wordssuffer andsufferer in relation to chronic illness or disability. They may be considered demeaning and disempowering. Suitable alternative arehave,experience,be diagnosed with
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suf•fer

(ˈsʌf ər)

v.i.
1. to undergo or feel pain or great distress.
2. to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss.
3. to endure or be afflicted with something temporarily or chronically: to suffer with a cold; to suffer from parkinsonism.
4. to undergo a penalty, as of death.
v.t.
5. to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant).
6. to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change.
7. to tolerate or allow: I do not suffer fools gladly.
[1200–50; < Latinsufferre=suf-suf- +ferre tobear1]
suf′fer•a•ble,adj.
suf′fer•a•bly,adv.
suf′fer•er,n.
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suffer

  • impatient - Meaning "not able to bear or suffer," based on Latin pati, "to suffer."
  • compatible - Its base is Latin compati, "suffer with."
  • harrow,harrowing - To harrow is to wound the feelings or cause to suffer—which gives us harrowing.
  • suffer - To suffer something is, etymologically, to "hold or sustain it from underneath," from Latin sufferre, "sustain."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

suffer

–put up with –stand –bear
1.'suffer'

You can say that someonesuffers pain or an unpleasant experience.

Hesuffered a lot of discomfort.
Youngsuffered imprisonment and intimidation.
2.'put up with'

You do not use 'suffer' to say that someone tolerates an unpleasant person. You say that theyput up with the person.

The local people have toput up with gaping tourists.
3.'stand' and 'bear'

If you do not like someone at all, you do not say that you 'can't suffer' them. You say that youcan't stand them orcan't bear them.

She said shecouldn't stand him.
Ican't bear kids.
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suffer


Past participle:suffered
Gerund:suffering

Imperative
suffer
suffer
Present
I suffer
you suffer
he/she/it suffers
we suffer
you suffer
they suffer
Preterite
I suffered
you suffered
he/she/it suffered
we suffered
you suffered
they suffered
Present Continuous
I am suffering
you are suffering
he/she/it is suffering
we are suffering
you are suffering
they are suffering
Present Perfect
I have suffered
you have suffered
he/she/it has suffered
we have suffered
you have suffered
they have suffered
Past Continuous
I was suffering
you were suffering
he/she/it was suffering
we were suffering
you were suffering
they were suffering
Past Perfect
I had suffered
you had suffered
he/she/it had suffered
we had suffered
you had suffered
they had suffered
Future
I will suffer
you will suffer
he/she/it will suffer
we will suffer
you will suffer
they will suffer
Future Perfect
I will have suffered
you will have suffered
he/she/it will have suffered
we will have suffered
you will have suffered
they will have suffered
Future Continuous
I will be suffering
you will be suffering
he/she/it will be suffering
we will be suffering
you will be suffering
they will be suffering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been suffering
you have been suffering
he/she/it has been suffering
we have been suffering
you have been suffering
they have been suffering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
he/she/it will have been suffering
we will have been suffering
you will have been suffering
they will have been suffering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been suffering
you had been suffering
he/she/it had been suffering
we had been suffering
you had been suffering
they had been suffering
Conditional
I would suffer
you would suffer
he/she/it would suffer
we would suffer
you would suffer
they would suffer
Past Conditional
I would have suffered
you would have suffered
he/she/it would have suffered
we would have suffered
you would have suffered
they would have suffered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.suffer - undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"
tolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"
die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
experience,go through,see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
enjoy - have for one's benefit; "The industry enjoyed a boom"
2.suffer - undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
collapse,break down - collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
cramp - suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle
have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
crack up,crock up,collapse,break up,crack - suffer a nervous breakdown
experience,have,receive,get - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
3.suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
brook,endure,tolerate,stomach,abide,bear,digest,stick out,suffer,put up,stand,support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
feel,experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
agonise,agonize - suffer agony or anguish
anguish - suffer great pains or distress
lose - suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
grieve,sorrow - feel grief
4.suffer - put up with something or somebody unpleasantsuffer - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
live with,swallow,accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
hold still for,stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!"
bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"
take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down"
take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?"
sit out - endure to the end
pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
countenance,permit,allow,let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers"
5.suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"
decline,worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
lose,suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
6.suffer - feel pain or be in pain
have - suffer from; be ill with; "She has arthritis"
choke,gag,strangle,suffocate - struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
ail - be ill or unwell
famish,starve,hunger - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
be well - be healthy; feel good; "She has not been well lately"
7.suffer - feel physical painsuffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
perceive,comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
catch,get - suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"
twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain
twinge,prick,sting - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
kill - be the source of great pain for; "These new shoes are killing me!"
8.suffer - feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
freeze - be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
swelter - be uncomfortably hot
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
9.suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
be given,incline,tend,lean,run - have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
10.suffer - undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
experience,go through,see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
11.suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
decline,worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

suffer

verb
1.be in pain,hurt,ache,be racked,have a bad time,go through a lot(informal),go through the mill(informal),feel wretchedCan you assure me that my father is not suffering?
2.be affected,have trouble with,be afflicted,be troubled withI realized he was suffering from shock.
3.undergo,experience,sustain,feel,bear,go through,endureThe peace process has suffered a serious blow now.
4.deteriorate,decline,get worse,fall off,be impairedI'm not surprised that your studies are suffering.
5.tolerate,stand,put up with(informal),support,bear,endure,brook,hack(Brit. informal),abideShe doesn't suffer fools gladly and, in her view, most people are fools.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

suffer

verb
1.To feel, show, or express grief:
2.To participate in or partake of personally:
Archaic:prove.
3.To put up with:
Informal:lump.
Idioms:take it, take it lying down.
4.To neither forbid nor prevent:
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Translations
يتألَّم، يُعانييَتَحَمَّل الخَسائِريُعانييُعانِييُهْمَل، يُعاني
trpěttrpět nautrpětzanedbat
lidelide aflide skade
suferi
kärsiäkestääkituaollapotea
patiti
szenvedelszenvedkárt vall
gjalda fyrir; verîa fyrir vanræksluòjástòjást afverîa fyrir, bíîa
被る我慢する掛かる罹患する苦しむ
괴로워하다
būti kamuojamamkentėjimaskentėtikęstinukentėti
būt atstātam novārtāciestslimot ar
suferi
trpieťutrpieťzanedbať
trpeti
lidalida av
ทนทุกข์ทรมาน
acı çekmekbaşına gelmekçekmekolumsuz etkilemekuğramak
chịu đựng

suffer

[ˈsʌfəʳ]
A.VT
1. (=experience) [+pain, hardship] →sufrir,padecer; [+loss, decline, setback] →sufrir,experimentar
to suffer a heart attack →sufrir uninfarto
the peace process has suffered a serious blow →elproceso depaz hasufridoorexperimentado unseriocontratiempo
to suffer the same fate as →sufrir lamismasuerte que
to suffer the consequences →sufrir las consecuencias
2. (=tolerate) [+opposition, rudeness] →soportar,aguantar
I can't suffer it a moment longer →no losoportooraguanto unminutomás
to suffer sbto do sth (Literat) →permitir que algnhaga algo
he/she doesn't suffer fools gladly →nosoporta a losimbéciles
B.VI
1. (=experience pain) →sufrir
to sufferfor sth →sufrir las consecuencias de algo
you'll suffer for this! →¡me laspagarás!
I'll make him suffer for it! →¡me laspagará!
to suffer for one's sins →expiar suspecados
tomake sb suffer →hacersufrir a algn
to suffer insilence →sufrir ensilencio
2.
to sufferfrom sth (=experience)the house is suffering from neglect →lacasa está en un ciertoestado deabandono
Madrid suffers from overcrowding →Madridadolece desuperpoblación
to suffer from an illness →padecer unaenfermedad
they were suffering from shock →seencontraban enestado deshock
to suffer from the effects of alcohol →sufrir losefectosdelalcohol
to suffer from the effects of a fall →resentirse de unacaída
3. (=worsen) [studies, business, eyesight, health] →verse afectado,resentirse
sales have suffered badly →lasventas se hanvistoafectadasseriamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

suffer

[ˈsʌfər]
vt [+pain, headaches, strain] →souffrir de; [+heart attack] →faire; [+shock] →subir; [+setback, losses, defeat, hardship] →subir
to suffer the same fate →subirle mêmesort
vi
(=be badly affected) →souffrir
She was really suffering →Ellesouffrait beaucoup.
to suffer from(disease, illness) →souffrir de
I suffer from hay fever
BUTJe suis sujet au rhume des foins.
suffering from shock →en état dechoc
They were taken to hospital suffering from shock →Ils ontététransportés à l'hôpitalen état dechoc.
to suffer from the effects of sth [+heat, cold, poverty, sanctions] →souffrir deseffets de qch
to suffer from the effects of alcohol →seressentir deseffets de l'alcool
to suffer from the effects of a fall →seressentir desconséquences d'unechute
(=be adversely affected) →ensouffrir
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

suffer

vt
(= undergo, be subjected to)pain, injuries, heart attack, loss, setback, damage, hardship →erleiden;hunger →leiden;headache, stress, effects etc →leiden unteror an(+dat);shock →haben;tosuffer defeat/death →eineNiederlage/denTod(geh) →erleiden;the poundsuffered further losses →dasPfund mussteweitereEinbußenhinnehmen;shesuffered quite a blow →sie hat einenSchicksalsschlagerlitten;her popularitysuffered a decline →ihreBeliebtheithat gelitten
(= tolerate) →dulden,ertragen;he doesn’tsuffer fools gladly →Dummheit ist ihm einGräuel
(liter:= allow) →zulassen,dulden;tosuffer something to be done →zulassenordulden, dassetwgeschieht;suffer the little children to come unto me (Bibl) →lasset dieKindlein zu mirkommen (Bibl)
vi (physically, mentally,fig) →leiden (→from unter+dat, →from illness an+dat); (as punishment, in hell etc) →büßen;he wassuffering from shock →er hatte einenSchock (erlitten);your health/work willsuffer →deineGesundheit/Arbeitwird darunterleiden;the runners are clearlysuffering in this heat →dieHitzemacht denLäufernsichtlich zuschaffen;the regimentsuffered badly →dasRegimenterlittschwereVerluste;the townsuffered badly in the raids →dieStadtwurde bei denLuftangriffenschwer inMitleidenschaftgezogen;how Isuffered! →was ich allesdurchgemacht habe!;tosuffer for one’s sins →für seineSündenbüßen;you’llsuffer for this! →daswirst dubüßen!;we will see that you don’tsuffer from the changes →wirwerdenzusehen, dass Ihnen aus denUmstellungen keineNachteileentstehen
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suffer

[ˈsʌfəʳ]
1.vt
a. (hardship, hunger) →soffrire,patire; (pain) →provare; (undergo, loss, setback) →subire
to suffer pangs of hunger →provare imorsi dellafame
b. (tolerate, opposition, rudeness) →sopportare,tollerare
she doesn't suffer fools gladly →nonsopporta proprio glistupidi
2.vi (physically) →soffrire; (be adversely affected, town) →subiredanni; (regiment) →subireperdite
to suffer from (rheumatism, headaches, deafness) →soffrire di (malnutrition, the cold) →soffrire (a cold, influenza, bad memory) →avere
she suffers from a limp →zoppica
she was suffering from shock →era sottoshock
to suffer from the effects of alcohol/a fall →risentire deglieffetti dell'alcol/di unacaduta
the house is suffering from neglect →lacasa è in stato diabbandono
your health will suffer →la tuasalute nerisentirà
to suffer for one's sins →scontare i propripeccati
you'll suffer for it! →lapagherai!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

suffer

(ˈsafə) verb
1. to undergo, endure or bear pain, miseryetc.He suffered terrible pain from his injuries;The crash killed him instantly – he didn't suffer at all;I'll make you suffer for this insolence. pyn verduur يُعاني (из)мъчвам (се) sofrer trpětleiden lide af; lideυποφέρωsufrir,padecer kannatama, piinlema درد كشيدن kärsiäsouffrir לִסבּוֹל कष्ट पाना, दुख भोगना trpjeti, patiti (el)szenved menderita þjástsoffrire 苦しむ 고통받다 kentėti, kęsti ciest (sāpes u.tml.) merasakan sakitnyalijdenlide,ta skadecierpieć درد زغمل sofrer a suferiстрадать trpieť trpeti patiti lida, få utstå, sota för ทนทุกข์ทรมานçekmek 受痛苦 страждати; зносити جھیلنا đau khổ, chịu đựng受痛苦
2. to undergo or experience.The army suffered enormous losses. ervaar يَتَحَمَّل الخَسائِر понасям sofrer utrpěterleiden lide; være udsat forυφίσταμαιsufrir läbi elama تجربه شكست كردن kokeasubir לספוג हानि उठाना, को क्षति पहुंचाना snositi, pretrpjeti elszenved mengalami verða fyrir, bíðasubire こうむる (~을) 겪다 patirti ciest (zaudējumus) mengalamilijdengjennomgå,lide tap ponosić,cierpieć د ماتی تجربه کول sofrer a suporta претерпевать utrpieť pretrpeti pretrpeti lida, drabbas av ประสบความทุกข์ uğramak, başına gelmek 遭受 терпіти مصیبت اٹھانا trải qua, chịu đựng遭受
3. to be neglected.I like to see you enjoying yourself, but you mustn't let your work suffer. agterlaat يُهْمَل، يُعاني (по)страд(в)ам sofrer zanedbatleiden lide skade παραμελούμαιresentirse, verse afectado; salir perjudicado hooletusse jääma از سر گذراندن kärsiäpâtir לִסבּוֹל होने देना stradati, patiti kárt vall terbengkalai gjalda fyrir; verða fyrir vanrækslusubire,patire ほったらかす 무시하다 nukentėti būt atstātam novārtā; ciest (no nevērības) terabailijdenta skade, lide undercierpieć له سره تیریول sofrer a lânceziпострадать zanedbať trpeti zapustiti bli lidande ถูกมองข้าม olumsuz etkilemek, zarar görmek 疏忽 страждати نظر انداز کیا جانا trở nên tồi tệ, mất chất lượng 忽视，疏忽
4. (withfrom) to have or to have often (a particular illnessetc).She suffers from stomach-aches. ly يتألَّم، يُعاني страдам sofrer trpět naleiden lide afυποφέρω,πάσχω sufrir de, padecer de põdema رنج كشيدن sairastaasouffrir (de) סוֹבֵל सहना, बर्दाश्त करना patiti od nečega fáj a ... menderita þjást afsoffrire 病む (병 등을) 앓다 būti kamuojamam slimot ar mengalamilijden aanlide av cierpieć na, być chorym na رنځ ښکلل sofrer a suferi (de)страдать trpieť (na) trpeti zaradi patiti lida av ทุกข์ทรมานจากçekmek 患病 страждати від اکثر بیمار رہنا chịu, chịu đựng患病
ˈsuffering noun
(a feeling of) pain or misery.The shortage of food caused widespread suffering;She keeps complaining about her sufferings. lyding عَذاب، مُعاناه страдание sofrimento utrpení das Leiden lidelseταλαιπωρία, δεινοπάθημαsufrimiento kannatus رنج kärsimyssouffranceסבל पीड़ा, कष्ट, दर्द, क्षति, हानि, नुकसान, दु:खभोग, व्यथा, दु:ख, तकलीफ trpljenje, patnja fájdalom penderitaan þjáningsofferenza 苦しみ 고통 kančia, kentėjimas ciešanas penderitaanpijn,noodlidelsecierpienie,ból رنځ sofrimento suferinţăстрадание utrpenie trpljenje patnja lidande, nöd การได้รับความทุกข์ทรมานacı,ıstırap 痛苦 страждання تکلیف sự đau khổ 痛苦，苦难
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suffer

→يُعانِي trpět lideleidenυποφέρωsufrir kärsiäsouffrir patitisoffrire 被る 괴로워하다lijdenlideznieśćsofrerстрадать lida av ทนทุกข์ทรมานacı çekmek chịu đựng遭受
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

suffer

v. sufrir, padecer;
to ___ from →padecer de.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

suffer

vi sufrir;to — from padecer;She suffers from arthritis..Ella padece artritis.
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Thereupon we were bound in threes to stakes, tosuffer execution.
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I too am suffering, and shallsuffer; I am losing what I prized above everything--I am losing my good name and my son.
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They say that to do injustice is, by nature, good; tosuffer injustice, evil; but that the evil is greater than the good.
If you could imagine any one obtaining this power of becoming invisible, and never doing any wrong or touching what was another's, he would be thought by the lookers-on to be a most wretched idiot, although they would praise him to one another's faces, and keep up appearances with one another from a fear that they too mightsuffer injustice.
Think of your mother; think of her misery while YOUsuffer: for her sake you must exert yourself."
Happy, happy Elinor, YOU cannot have an idea of what Isuffer."
From this time the prisoner resolved tosuffer no longer, but to have everything he wanted.
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When they found out my weakness they said I was not worth what they gave for me, and that I must go into one of the low cabs, and just be used up; that is what they are doing, whipping and working with never one thought of what Isuffer -- they paid for me, and must get it out of me, they say.
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But in spite of that she seemed to be disillusioned about everything and told everyone that she did not believe either in friendship or in love, or any of the joys of life, and expected peace only "yonder." She adopted the tone of one who hassuffered a great disappointment, like a girl who has either lost the man she loved or been cruelly deceived by him.
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