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mart
Teacher says
This is an old fashioned term and no longer used in a similar context in the modern day. You might say "marriage market" but only as a metaphor for the dating scene. Bridgerton is set in the early 1800s so the characters are using language we wouldn't hear today.
never, ever
chaperone
court
Teacher says
This is an old word and not used in modern language unless you are being ironic and emphasising the formality of a romantic situation.
Nowadays, it is more usual to say "date" e.g. "I am dating him" or "We have been dating for a couple of weeks"
occurred
Admittedly
respond
Spinsters
Teacher says
This word is quite old fashioned and not used very much in the modern language. If it used today it is more likely to be an insult or unkind description of a woman who has not married.
laughingstock
Teacher says
Note: this can be spelled as one word or two: "laughing stock".
to show for it
embarrass
cruel
approaching
ball
prospects
Teacher says
With the word "prospects" she is talking about how likely it will be that she gets married.
overheard
wardrobe
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