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Meanings of very merry in English

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Usage of very merry in English
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He was a very merry prince when he was in the mood.
Oddsfish!
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Le Brun, and W. Hewer; and so we supped, and very merry.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 45: August/September 1666
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But while I looked, the sparkle of the eye grew very merry.
Daisy
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But after the ladies returned it was a very merry-seeming tea party.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
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That night around the camp-fire all were very happy and very merry.
The Bush Boys: History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his F...
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This the Intendant consented to, and they had a very merry party.
The Children of the New Forest
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At last he began to feel very merry and pleased with himself.
More English Fairy Tales
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He was quite a gentleman-young ,dark ,andvery merry-thewoman told us.
The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Chris...
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It is strange, but you are very merry for a dead man.
The Blunderer
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We were about fourteen at dinner, principally Germans, a very merry party.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
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They were not very merry, as they sat listening to Kate's music.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters: A Novel
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But now, the more Fuegians the merrier; and very merry work it was.
The Voyage of the Beagle
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The children had a very merry day; the older people were quietly happy.
Elsie's New Relations / What They Did and How They Fared at Ion;...
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Paul Berry can create a very merry Christmas in your home.
The Irish Times
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The rest of the day I did not find very merry.
The Portent and Other Stories
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She had a great deal to tell him; and she seemed very merry.
A Little Girl of Long Ago; Or, Hannah Ann / A Sequel to a Little...
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