we're, dying, nice, slight

Don't give away the common factor, but instead list another word on the list in your answer.

The wind came up, the vane turned, and the rain came my way. It was a bad day. My friend, the Dane, a frate at the Sistine Chapel was given censure for raising seals as a hobby. He got a bad deal. 

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Edited on February 9, 2019, 9:48 pm

Posted by Steven Lord on 2019-02-09 20:07:22