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Rachel Cusk
liturgy
(en)
(noun) a eucharistic rite / (noun) a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship / (noun) a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances / (noun) the eucharistic rite of Eastern churches
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We were strapped into our seats, a field of strangers, in a silence like the silence of a congregation while the liturgy is read.
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We were strapped into our seats, a field of strangers, in a silence like the silence of a congregation while the liturgy is read.
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trundle
(en)
(intrans verb) to progress by revolving; (trans verb) to propel by causing to rotate
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rictus
(en)
(noun) the gape of a bird's mouth / (noun) the mouth orifice / (noun) a gaping grin or grimace
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His eyes, within this rictus-like expression, are very mobile and changeable
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His eyes, within this rictus-like expression, are very mobile and changeable
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promontory
(en)
(noun) a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water / (noun) a prominent mass of land overlooking or projecting into a lowland / (noun) a bodily prominence
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passing the promontory and temple of Sounion, from whose cliffs, in Greek legend, the father of Theseus threw himself
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passing the promontory and temple of Sounion, from whose cliffs, in Greek legend, the father of Theseus threw himself
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