(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 "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
APPEALINGadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
cherishverbUS /ˈtʃerɪʃ/
be fond of; be attached to
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
choosingverbUS /ˈtʃuːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
considerateadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərət/
showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
cultivateverbUS /ˈkʌltəveɪt/
foster the growth of
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
heavenlyadjectiveUS /ˈhevənli/
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
honourablyadverbUS /ˈɑːnərəbli/
with honor
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
lawfullyadverbUS /ˈlɔːfəli/
in a manner acceptable to common custom
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
LewisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
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 You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
Louise
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From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
make a promise or commitment
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
providencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
get something; come into possession of
From this reading "In like manner, looking to your heavenly Father for his blessing, you, Louise, do now receive this man, whose hand you hold, to be your lawfully wedded husband?
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
try to get or reach
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
refrain from harming
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
carry out
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREE.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE TREE.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
virtuesnounUS /ˈvɜːrtʃuːz/
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/
having been taken in marriage
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
welfarenounUS /ˈwelfer/
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading You trust her as your best earthly friend; you promise to love, cherish, and protect her; to be considerate of her happiness in your plans of life; to cultivate for her sake all manly virtues, and in all things to seek her welfare as you seek your own?
belonging to which person
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "APPEALING to your Father in heaven to witness your sincerity, you, Lewis, do now take this woman whose hand you hold, choosing her alone from all the world, to be your lawfully wedded wife?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You pledge yourself thus honourably to be her husband in good faith, so long as God in his providence shall spare you to each other?"
