Abbé
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
altar-rails
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
AmennounUS /eɪˈmen/
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
conjungo
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
curiouslyadverbUS /ˈkjʊriəsli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
EgonounUS /ˈiːɡoʊ/
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
elbowsnounUS /ˈelboʊz/
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
any strong feeling
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
EpistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
et
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
the organ of sight
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
Filii
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
kneelingnounUS /ˈniːlɪŋ/
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
kneltverbUS /nelt/
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
matrimonium
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
Mouret
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From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
nomine
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
nudgedverbUS /nʌdʒd/
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
PaternounUS /ˈpeɪtər/
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
Patris
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
respondedverbUS /rɪˈspɑːndɪd/
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
Rosalie
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From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
Sancti
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
servingnounUS /ˈsɜːrvɪŋ/
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
Spiritus
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
Vincent
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From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
vos
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From this reading ‘_Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti_.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘_Amen_,’ responded Vincent, who was serving the mass, and glancing curiously at his big brother out of the corner of his eye.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
at the time that
From this reading I When Abbé Mouret had said the _Pater_, he bowed to the altar, and went to the Epistle side.
which person or people
From this reading Then he came down, and made the sign of the cross over big Fortune and Rosalie, who were kneeling, side by side, before the altar-rails.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fortune and Rosalie bent their heads, affected by some slight emotion, although they had nudged each other with their elbows when they knelt down, by way of making one another laugh.
