used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They pause at rear center and listen to the singing.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading They pause at rear center and listen to the singing.
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
continuesverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːz/
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
crooksnounUS /krʊks/
plural of “crook” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
to come or go into
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
ISAACnounUS /ˈaɪzək/
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
immediately past
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
hear with intention
From this reading They pause at rear center and listen to the singing.
engage in
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
methinks
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From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
organnounUS /ˈɔːrɡən/
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading They pause at rear center and listen to the singing.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
Identical; not different.
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
shepherd'snounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
SIMEONnounUS /ˈsɪmiən/
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
with low volume
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
a male human offspring
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They pause at rear center and listen to the singing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They pause at rear center and listen to the singing.
waxingnounUS /ˈwæksɪŋ/
the application of wax to a surface
From this reading Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
at the time that
From this reading When the song is finished the organ continues the same music softly._ SIMEON.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _While the choir is singing the last three lines of the song_, SIMEON _and_ ISAAC _enter from rear left, leaning on their shepherd's crooks.
