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GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL. JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae! Hymen ades, O Hymenae! CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale. It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading “GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.”
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From this reading Hymen ades, O Hymenae!
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From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale.
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From this reading CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading CATULLUS: Carmen Nuptiale.
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
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From this reading GRASSDALE.--THE MORNING OF THE MARRIAGE.--THE CRONES GOSSIP.--THE BRIDE AT HER TOILET.--THE ARRIVAL.
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
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From this reading JAM veniet virgo, jam dicetur Hymenaeus, Hymen, O Hymenae!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was now the morning in which Eugene Aram was to be married to Madeline Lester.
