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reads oneself in

reads oneself in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of read oneself in.

Meaning of read oneself in

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)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, Anglicanism) 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

Questions about reads oneself in

What is reads oneself in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reads oneself in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of read oneself in.

Words near reads oneself in in the dictionary

  1. reads into
  2. reads like an open book
  3. reads lips
  4. reads minds
  5. reads off
  6. reads oneself in
  7. reads out
  8. reads over
  9. reads someone for filth
  10. reads someone the riot act
  11. reads someone to filth

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