Chapter 6 of Current superstitions is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Current superstitions is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOVE AND MARRIAGE. ENGAGEMENT. 327. If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle. _Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 328.
Chapter 6 of Current superstitions is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
From this reading “If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “ENGAGEMENT.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “LOVE AND MARRIAGE.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “LOVE AND MARRIAGE.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.”
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From this reading 327.
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From this reading _Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 328.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOVE AND MARRIAGE.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 328.
an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ENGAGEMENT.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE AND MARRIAGE.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading LOVE AND MARRIAGE.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 328.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
be standing; be upright
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading _Baldwinsville, N.Y._ 328.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you are a bridesmaid three times you will never stand in the middle.
Chapter 6 of Current superstitions by Fanny D. (Fanny Dickerson) [Editor] Bergen holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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