Millicent

[ mil-uh-suhnt ]

/ ˈmɪl ə sənt /

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noun

a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “work” and “strong.”

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Of Millicent Chyne he thought more often, with a certain tranquil sense of a good time to come.
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He was thinking of Millicent Chyne one misty morning while he walked slowly backwards and forwards before his tent.
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It meant that Jack had come home with the full intention of fulfilling his engagement to Millicent Chyne.
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He was rich, in good health, and he was engaged to be married to Millicent Chyne, the acknowledged belle of his circle.
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For one or two days after the public announcement of her engagement, Millicent was not quite free from care.
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