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Chapter VIII
RABAN MEETS THE SHABBY ANGEL. Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries. And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration.... --E. B. B. Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
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From this reading RABAN MEETS THE SHABBY ANGEL.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading --E. B. B.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
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From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
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From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading --E. B. B.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
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From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
an old form of “has”
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading RABAN MEETS THE SHABBY ANGEL.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
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From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RABAN MEETS THE SHABBY ANGEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RABAN MEETS THE SHABBY ANGEL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RABAN MEETS THE SHABBY ANGEL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And a Priest's hand through creation Waveth calm and consecration....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Christ hath sent us down the angels, And the whole earth and the skies Are illumed by altar-candles, Lit for blessed mysteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes winter days come in autumn, just as hours of old age and middle age seem to start out of their places in the due rotation of life and to meet us on the way.
