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raptures - definition and meaning
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noun rapture .verb rapture .
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It really is extraordinary to see three generations of the same family in raptures of joy watching him perform both old and new stuff.
Fiddly bits « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
In need of a light moment before my final assault on the Booker longlist reviews over the next few days and before shortlist day on Thursday, I was in raptures to find a copy of the latest edition of Pippi Longstocking in the post from Oxford University Press with illustrations by Lauren Child.
40 entries from September 2007 2007
You can guess I'm going to be in raptures , it will certainly make my top ten of the year.
Hyper-Bayeuxaemia 2007
In need of a light moment before my final assault on the Booker longlist reviews over the next few days and before shortlist day on Thursday, I was in raptures to find a copy of the latest edition of Pippi Longstocking in the post from Oxford University Press with illustrations by Lauren Child.
Pippi Longstocking 2007
We raved around the living room in raptures like it was ten years ago.
The One That's Not Really Monday Morning kisobel 2007
In need of a light moment before my final assault on the Booker longlist reviews over the next few days and before shortlist day on Thursday, I was in raptures to find a copy of the latest edition of Pippi Longstocking in the post from Oxford University Press with illustrations by Lauren Child.
Pippi Longstocking 2007
You can guess I'm going to be in raptures , it will certainly make my top ten of the year.
50 entries from June 2007 2007
You can guess I'm going to be in raptures , it will certainly make my top ten of the year.
Hyper-Bayeuxaemia 2007
He had Hezza in raptures on Sky News and Hezza won't be alone.
Osborne Slugs it Out 2005
He had Hezza in raptures on Sky News and Hezza won't be alone.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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