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Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854
Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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* * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.
We wish the happy couple much joy.
In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.
Grubbs.
* * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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* * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.
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We wish the happy couple much joy.
/wiː wɪʃ ðə ˈhæpi ˈkʌpəl mʌtʃ dʒɔɪ/
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In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.
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Grubbs.
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* * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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binding noun US /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

the capacity to attract and hold something

From this reading “* * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."”

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Evans noun US /ˈevənz/

United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading “In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.”

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Herald verb US /ˈherəld/

foreshadow or presage

From this reading “In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.”

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Logan noun US /ˈloʊɡən/

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

From this reading “In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.”

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Middleton noun US /ˈmɪdəltən/

English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)

From this reading “In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.”

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Oscar noun US /ˈɔːskər/

an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

From this reading “In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.”

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Rhea noun US /ˈriːə/

fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

From this reading “In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.”

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spurred verb US /spɜːrd/

inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate

From this reading “* * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

happy couple adjective + noun

In this reading “We wish the happy couple much joy.”

518 times in 426,211 chapters
on the subject preposition + article + noun counted as “on … subject”

In this reading “* * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.”

23,457 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 57

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6th

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From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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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 * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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articlesnounUS /ˈɑːrtəkəlz/

plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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BINDINGnounUS /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

the capacity to attract and hold something

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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BooknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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ConounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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Colnoun

a pass between mountain peaks

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

a pair who associate with one another

From this reading We wish the happy couple much joy.

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coververbUS /ˈkʌvər/

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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COVERSnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/

plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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editornounUS /ˈedətər/

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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EvansnounUS /ˈevənz/

United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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GONEadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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Grubbs

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

Pending verification
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading We wish the happy couple much joy.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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HeraldverbUS /ˈherəld/

foreshadow or presage

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading We wish the happy couple much joy.

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JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/

Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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Kynoun

a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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Lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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LogannounUS /ˈloʊɡən/

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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MiddletonnounUS /ˈmɪdəltən/

English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading We wish the happy couple much joy.

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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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OscarnounUS /ˈɔːskər/

an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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RevverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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RheanounUS /ˈriːə/

fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Russelville

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

Pending verification
spurredverbUS /spɜːrd/

inflected form of “spur” — incite or stimulate

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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suitableadjectiveUS /ˈsuːtəbəl/

meant or adapted for an occasion or use

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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THEMpronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading * * * * * ONE OF THEM GONE.--No doubt spurred on by our articles on the subject.

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Thos

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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ThursdaynounUS /ˈθɜːrzdeɪ/

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In Middleton, Logan Co., Ky., on Thursday evening, October 6th, by the Rev. James B. Evans, Oscar C. Rhea, editor of the "Russelville Herald," to Miss Judith Grubbs, daughter of Col. Thos.

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twelvenounUS /twelv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading * * * * * COVERS FOR BINDING.--We have a beautiful cover suitable for binding twelve numbers of the "Lady's Book."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We wish the happy couple much joy.

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wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading We wish the happy couple much joy.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 7 of Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, January, 1854 by Various holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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These
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Drying-rooms
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