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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 There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
air
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
assume
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
assured
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From this reading “The broader the edge, the less the grief,” he assured me.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
black
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
black-edged
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
bland
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
broad
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
broader
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From this reading “The broader the edge, the less the grief,” he assured me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
call
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
certain
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
Christian
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
church-goers
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
closely
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
connected
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
cynical
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
death
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
deceased
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
delight
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
department
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
disaster
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
edge
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
emblematic
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
fewer
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
fixed
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
frequently
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
friends
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
funerals
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
glad
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
grief
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From this reading “The broader the edge, the less the grief,” he assured me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
happened
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The broader the edge, the less the grief,” he assured me.
hearse
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
heart's
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
hopelessness
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
ideas
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
incurable
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
Just
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
less
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
longer
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The broader the edge, the less the grief,” he assured me.
more
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
most
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
mourning
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
narrow
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
note-paper
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
obtrusive
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
once
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
others
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
outward
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
own
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
particular
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
people
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
pleasure
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
present
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
Regular
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
resignation
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
say
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
second
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
sign
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
solemn
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
some
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
sooner
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
sorrow
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
stationer
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
subtle
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
There
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From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
token
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
trade
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
utter
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
veil
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
very
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From this reading Regular church-goers are very frequently most particular about this last outward sign and token of the heart’s incurable sorrow; some choose a narrow black edge as being less obtrusive but more subtle,--others a broad, as emblematic of utter hopelessness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
wedding
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There are certain people who take a bland and solemn pleasure in the details of death and disaster,--who are glad to assume an air of what they call “Christian resignation,” and who delight in funerals and black-edged note-paper.
widows
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
wreaths
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From this reading “Just as I say of widows, the longer the veil, the sooner the second wedding,--and the more wreaths there are on a hearse, the fewer the friends of the deceased.
writer
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From this reading The present writer once happened on a cynical stationer, who had his own fixed ideas on this particular department of mourning which was so closely connected with his trade.
