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Peccavi

Chapter IV

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Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.
The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.
"I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?
But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."
"Among my poor people?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Peccavi

Chapter IV

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.
Line 2
The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.
Line 3
"I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?
Line 4
But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."
Line 5
"Among my poor people?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “"I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Among my poor people?"”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?”

All words in this reading · 42

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

bishop

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From this reading The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

Carlton

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From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

doubt

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From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

early

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From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

excitement

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From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

eyebrows

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From this reading The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.

feet

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From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

heard

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From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

matter

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From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Among my poor people?"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

people

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Among my poor people?"

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Among my poor people?"

puzzled

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From this reading The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.

regarded

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From this reading The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.

subject

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From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

subscription

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From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Carlton was on his feet in the last excitement.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But I have no doubt that it will be a matter for subscription among themselves."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The bishop regarded him with puzzled eyebrows.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "I have heard nothing on that subject as yet; it is a little early, is it not?