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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 STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
acquaintance
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
any
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
becoming
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
charmingly
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
concealing
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
couples
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
cut
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
days
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
else
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
enough
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From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
entering
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
fact
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
fashionable
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
finding
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
friend
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
full-blown
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
George
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
get
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
hit
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
home
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
hour
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
housekeepers
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
indeed
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
lady
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
like
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
Many
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
marriage
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
married
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
moralisings
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
Muncaster
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
nicest
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
noon
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
nowadays
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
off
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
old
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
other
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
own
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
people
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
plans
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
present
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
prosaic
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From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
quaintest
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From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
real
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
reason
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
said
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
say
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From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
saying
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
simple
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From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
slipped
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
sly
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
some
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From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
thick
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
thus
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
Undoubtedly
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My friend George Muncaster, who does everything charmingly different from any one else, hit upon one of the quaintest plans for his marriage.
village
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was simple, and some may say prosaic enough.
way
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From this reading Undoubtedly the nicest way to get married is on the sly, and indeed it is at present becoming quite fashionable.
WEDDING
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From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STRANGE WEDDING My moralisings were cut short by my entering a village, and, it being about the hour of noon, finding myself in the thick of a village wedding.
whim
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
word
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
young
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From this reading Many young couples of my acquaintance, who have had no other reason for concealing the fact beyond their own whim, have thus slipped off without saying a word to anybody, and returned full-blown housekeepers, with "at home" days of their own, and everything else like real married people,--for, as said an old lady to me, "one can never be sure of married people nowadays unless you have been at the wedding."
