adjustmentnounUS /əˈdʒʌstmənt/
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
Ay
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From this reading Ay, and for ever after!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading In the blessed tales of one's childhood, they married and lived happily.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading In the blessed tales of one's childhood, they married and lived happily.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
divorceverbUS /dɪˈvɔːrs/
part; cease or break association with
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
at any time
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
extravagancenounUS /ekˈstrævəɡəns/
the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
fairy-tales
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From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading In the blessed tales of one's childhood, they married and lived happily.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the blessed tales of one's childhood, they married and lived happily.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
joined in matrimony
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
one's
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From this reading In the blessed tales of one's childhood, they married and lived happily.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
satisfactoryadjectiveUS /ˌsætəˈsfæktri/
giving satisfaction
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
strenuousadjectiveUS /ˈstrenjuːəs/
characterized by or performed with much energy or force
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading In the blessed tales of one's childhood, they married and lived happily.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
temperamentnounUS /ˈtemprəmənt/
your usual mood
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AND THEY LIVED HAPPY EVER AFTER End of the story--end of the chapter--end of the book!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what could be more satisfactory than the ending of the old fairy-tales,--"and so they were married, and lived happy ever after"?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Not for them the strenuous adjustment of temper and temperament, of extravagance and poverty, with the divorce court at the end of the second year.
