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is tarrying

  • present progressive of tarry (3rd person singular).

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Yes, there is tarrying love as well as succouring love.

From Memories of Bethany by Macduff, John R. (John Ross)

That is to say, he is tarrying in heaven for the appointed time to arrive when he shall come into the world again to consummate the full and final purposes of his mission.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

"Canst thou tell us whether the brother of Saint John, Roger erst of Walderne, is tarrying within?"

From The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)

I learned from the Pottawatamies," I said, "that Father Nouvel is tarrying at their islands.

From Montlivet by Smith, Alice Prescott

The Buddhists await the birth of Maitri Buddha, who is tarrying in the dewa loka Tusita until the time of his advent upon earth.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

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