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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 MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
beat
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
call
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
caused
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
describe
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
devoted
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
doubt
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From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
end
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
find
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
happy
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
hearts
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
illustration
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
immemorial
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
introspective
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From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
LA
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
loving
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
man
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
married
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
merely
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
MODE
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
modern
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From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
moment
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
monster
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
more
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
most
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
narrative
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From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
new
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From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
newly
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
Orlando
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
other
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
people
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
perfidies
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
prefer
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From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
reader
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From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
Rosalind
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
say
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
sense
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
straightforward
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From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
sufferings
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
supposed
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
tenderest
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
theoretical
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
theory
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
two
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
type
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From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
very
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From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
victim
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From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
Well
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the contrary, she was one half of a very happy marriage, and, in a sense, her sufferings at the moment were merely theoretical, if one may so describe the sufferings caused by a theory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
who've
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, they are young people of the introspective modern type, with a new theory for everything.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But no doubt the reader would prefer a little straightforward narrative.
year
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARRIAGE A LA MODE For Rosalind was no victim of the monster man, as you may have supposed her, no illustration of his immemorial perfidies.
young
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From this reading Well, Rosalind and Orlando, as we may as well call them, are two newly married young people who've been married, say, a year, and who find themselves at the end of it loving each other more than at the beginning,--for you are to suppose two of the tenderest, most devoted hearts that ever beat as one.
