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Chapter XIV
THE JOURNEY AND THE PAMPHLET. I. All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence. What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped. Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE JOURNEY AND THE PAMPHLET.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.”
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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 What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
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From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JOURNEY AND THE PAMPHLET.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
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From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
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From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
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From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
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From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY AND THE PAMPHLET.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNEY AND THE PAMPHLET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
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From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY AND THE PAMPHLET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What a silence is that with which the pale bride precedes the responsive _I will_, to the priest's solemn question, _Wilt thou have this man for thy husband?_ In silence, too, the wedded hands are clasped.
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From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, in silence the child Christ was born into the world.
