4th
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From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
bondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
combineverbUS /ˈkɑːmbaɪn/
have or possess in combination
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
a small house with a single story
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
COWPERnounUS /ˈkaʊpər/
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
From this reading COWPER.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
emanating from God
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
Emily
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From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
joined in matrimony
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
an angry dispute
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
stampverbUS /stæmp/
walk heavily
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
valenounUS /veɪl/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
Waverley
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From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ Emily was married this morning, and has gone to Waverley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
at the time that
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
which person or people
From this reading Emily and I have had our first quarrel, on the question who shall have mother.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "What is there in the vale of life Half so delightful as a wife; When friendship, love and peace combine To stamp the marriage bond divine?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cottage is closed, and mother will spend the winter with us.
