Chapter XVI
Matrimonial Ceremonies. -- Sweethearts. -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche." -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that." -- A Platonic Lover.
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Chapter XVI
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Matrimonial
Ceremonies.
-- Sweethearts.
-- "Un
Serrement
de
main
vaut
dix
serments
de
bouche."
-- "Jack's
kisses
were
nicer
than
that."
-- A
Platonic
Lover.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Matrimonial
Ceremonies.
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-- Sweethearts.
Line 3
-- "Un
Serrement
de
main
vaut
dix
serments
de
bouche."
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-- "Jack's
kisses
were
nicer
than
that."
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-- A
Platonic
Lover.
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading -- A Platonic Lover.
bouche
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
Ceremonies
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From this reading Matrimonial Ceremonies.
de
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
dix
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
Jack's
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From this reading -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that."
kisses
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From this reading -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that."
Lover
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From this reading -- A Platonic Lover.
main
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
Matrimonial
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From this reading Matrimonial Ceremonies.
nicer
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From this reading -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that."
Platonic
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From this reading -- A Platonic Lover.
serments
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
Serrement
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
Sweethearts
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From this reading -- Sweethearts.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that."
Un
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
vaut
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From this reading -- "Un Serrement de main vaut dix serments de bouche."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading -- "Jack's kisses were nicer than that."