read oneself in
read oneself in verb: to read aloud the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
Verb
read oneself in (third-person singular simple present reads oneself in, present participle reading oneself in, simple past and past participle read oneself in)
- To read aloud the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
- Parson Tyll was a curate of one parish across the Strood and of the two on the island. The rector was non-resident, on the plea of the unsalubrity of the spot. He had held the rectory of one parish and the vicarage of the other thirty years, and during that period had visited his cures twice, once...1920, Sabine Baring-Gould, Mehalah: a story of the salt marshes, Chapter 11
Forms of read oneself in
| third-person singular present | reads oneself in |
|---|---|
| present participle | reading oneself in |
| past participle | read oneself in |
| past | read oneself in |
Questions about read oneself in
- What does read oneself in mean?
- Read oneself in means to read aloud the Thirty-nine Articles and the Declaration of Assent; required of a clergyman of the Church of England when he first officiates in a new benefice.
- What part of speech is read oneself in?
- Read oneself in is a verb.
- What is the past tense of read oneself in?
- The past tense of read oneself in is read oneself in.
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