Betrothed
[bɪ'trəʊðd] or [bɪ'troðd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Betroth
Typist: Vance
Examples
- His betrothed looked shocked at the metaphor, and George Dorset exclaimed with a sardonic growl: Poor devil! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I was in a flutter of pride and anxiety; pride in my dear little betrothed, and anxiety that Agnes should like her. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Betrothed, or not betrothed, she was equally far from me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She was betrothed to a good young man, too: a tenant of his. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She smiled and looked up at her betrothed with grateful eyes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The betrothed bride must see her future home, and dictate any changes that she would like to have made there. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- To the general relief the Countess Olenska was not present in her grandmother's drawing-room during the visit of the betrothed couple. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Oh-- Mrs. Welland murmured, while the young man, smiling at his betrothed, replied: As soon as ever it can, if only you'll back me up, Mrs. Mingott. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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