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- adjective
prospective
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Examples
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"Why, Myrtle, don't you remember about Susan Posey's is-to-be, -- the young man that has been -- well, I don't know, but I suppose engaged to her ever since they were children almost?"
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Various
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"Why, Myrtle, don't you remember about Susan Posey's is-to-be, -- the young man that has been well, I don't know, but I suppose engaged to her ever since they were children almost?"
The Guardian Angel Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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"We'll argue that point," replied Jack: "he has attempted the life of my is-to-be, please God, father-in-law, and therefore I have the best claim to him."
Mr. Midshipman Easy Frederick Marryat 1820
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"We'll argue that point," replied Jack: "he has attempted the life of my is-to-be, please God, father-in-law, and therefore I have the best claim to him."
Mr. Midshipman Easy Frederick Marryat 1820
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"Oh, Aunt Maria," Phœbe said hotly, "I don't believe in that is-to-be business!
Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' Anna Balmer Myers
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Why, Myrtle, don't you remember about Susan Posey's is-to-be, -- the young man that has been well, I don't know, but I suppose engaged to her ever since they were children almost? "
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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