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abomination
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
account
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
action
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advanced
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
anarchical
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
announcing
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
ask
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
attainable
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
authentic
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
bad
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
bolder
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
cards
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
cite
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
compromize
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
consent
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
dangerous
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
decided
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
defiantly
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
disastrous
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
downright
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
Eliot
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
enough
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
example
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
form
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
formed
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
friends
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
further
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
George
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
goes
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
heaven
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
illicit
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
inhuman
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
knows
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
law
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
Lewes
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
live
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
man
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
marriage
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
marry
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
mischief
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
more
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
most
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
nonsense
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
perplexed
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
rebellious
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
ring
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
round
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
security
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
sending
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
spirits
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
subject
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
supposed
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
talked
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
talking
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From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
There
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From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
union
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From this reading They cite the example of George Eliot, who formed an illicit union with Lewes.
unions
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
unreasonable
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From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
urge
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
views
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
wedding
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Because our marriage law is inhuman and unreasonable to the point of downright abomination, the bolder and more rebellious spirits form illicit unions, defiantly sending cards round to their friends announcing what they have done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
why
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
women
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action.
Young
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From this reading Young women come to me and ask me whether I think they ought to consent to marry the man they have decided to live with; and they are perplexed and astonished when I, who am supposed (heaven knows why!) to have the most advanced views attainable on the subject, urge them on no account to compromize themselves without the security of an authentic wedding ring.
