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She was betrothed on the day of her birth.betrothed = promised to marry
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Last of all came a little hump-backed, wizened old man in whom she recognized with a shudder the new Grand Vizier and her own betrothed husband, Ahoshta Tarkaan himself. (source)betrothed = person she is to marry
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Nothing about his betrothed pleased him more than her resolute determination to carry to its utmost limit that ritual of ignoring the "unpleasant" in which they had both been brought up. (source)betrothed = the person he promised to marry
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We would get into two groups, each supposed to be a family, then each family would have to betroth a girl so we could perform a marriage ceremony.† (source)
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She had to wed Joffrey, they were betrothed, he was promised to her, she had even dreamed about it.† (source)
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"What does concern me," continued Queen Levana, her voice a sweet lullaby that sharpened with her next words, "is that it appears my betrothed has fallen in love with an insignificant shell.† (source)
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This is how I became betrothed to Huang Taitai's son, who I later discovered was just a baby, one year younger than I. His name was Tyan-yu—tyan for "sky," because he was so important, and yu, meaning "leftovers," because when he was born his father was very sick and his family thought he might die.† (source)
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It was only after the betrothal that she'd learned his name.† (source)
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And now I grudge not thy prosperity; betroth thy child, good luck to thee, but let me abide in this land, for though I have been wronged I will be still and yield to my superiors.† (source)
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How many a maid Has been betroth'd and then betray'd; And has repented after!† (source)
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I have heard that some girls have had to give up their betrothals because their families can no longer provide dowries.† (source)
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What is he for a fool that betroths himself to unquietness?† (source)
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And so, since a sunrise hour on a chilly Mexico City morning in early December, Perry had been prowling about the unheated hotel room assembling and packing his possessions-stealthily, lest he waken the two sleeping shapes lying on one of the room's twin beds: Dick, and the younger of his betrotheds, Inez.† (source)
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Kisses, father of Theano, his mother, brought up the child, and when he reached the stage of promising manhood tried to hold him there, betrothing to him a daughter.† (source)
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I'm his brother's betrothed—he has to be protective of me.† (source)
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Israel agreed, but asked that the betrothal document be kept a secret for the time being.† (source)
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