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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

merry speed

The time was passing by at its merry speed. In Hastinapur, things had returned to normal and reasonable happy state. But one day an incident occured which changed the history of Kuru dynasty.

What does "merry speed" mean here?
  

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" It sets the scene as normal and peaceful at, or prior to, the beginning of an episode. " It can also be used to indicate that things are back to normal at the end of an episode. " We're happy.

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  • " It sets the scene as normal and peaceful at, or prior to, the beginning of an episode.
  • " It can also be used to indicate that things are back to normal at the end of an episode.
  • " We're happy.
  • Everything is peaceful and resolved.
  • We're about our everyday business.
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It's an expression similar to "Once upon a time." As the following sentence says, "Things had returned to a normal and reasonably happy state." It sets the scene as normal and peaceful at, or prior to, the beginning of an episode. "One day, while I was upon my merry way, etc." It can also be used to indicate that things are back to normal at the end of an episode. "And they lived happily eve
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