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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 In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
all
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
back
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
Blake
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
ceremony
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
church
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
clergyman
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
country-roads
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
dark
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
dispute
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
drove
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
earthly
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
fifteen
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
four
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
Harriet
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
Harriet's
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
heart
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
Henderson
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
HOPE
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From this reading IN HOPE.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HOPE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
license
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
made
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
man
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
match
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
miles
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
Miss
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
Mr
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
Mrs
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
November
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
opinion
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
out
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
out-of-the-way
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
own
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
pale
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
parties
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
Paul
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
peace
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
performed
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
persons
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
plain
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
power
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
private
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
quiet
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
rapidly
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
Redmon
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
Rose
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
runaway
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
some
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
special
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
strangers
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
sunlight
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
There
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
town
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
traveling-carriage
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From this reading In the pale November sunlight of the next morning, in the plain, dark traveling-carriage from Redmon, a little party of four persons drove rapidly along the country-roads to a quiet little out-of-the-way church, some fifteen miles out of town.
tribunals
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
two
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
Wade
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
wife
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
witnesses
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From this reading There were no witnesses but the two, and when it was over they drove back again to Redmon, and Harriet's heart was at peace at last.
Wyndham
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From this reading They were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wyndham, Mr. Blake, and Miss Rose Henderson; and in the quiet church a quiet ceremony was performed by special license, which made Paul Wyndham and Harriet Wade man and wife, beyond the power of earthly tribunals to dispute.
young
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From this reading The clergyman was quite young, and the parties were all strangers to him, and he had a private opinion of his own that it was a runaway match.
