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Peter the Priest
Peter the Priest

Chapter XI

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UNDERGROUND.
All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Peter the Priest

Chapter XI

Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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UNDERGROUND.
Line 2
All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.
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He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.
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The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.
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These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

Learner Dictionary

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

Conscience noun US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading “These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.”

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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 He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

actions

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

All

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

awkward

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

castle

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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.

certain

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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.

confused

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

the inner sense of right and wrong

From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

considered

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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.

convulsions

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

day

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

draw

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

dying

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

evident

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

excitement

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

Father

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

features

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

glance

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

Idalia

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

lady

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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.

looks

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

man's

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

manner

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

met

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

often

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

Peter

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

prey

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

regarded

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

shiver

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

stammering

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From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading These confused looks, this stammering, this awkward manner, she regarded as the dying convulsions of this man's conscience.

together

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

triumphant

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From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

UNDERGROUND

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From this reading UNDERGROUND.

unusual

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From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

victory

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From this reading The lady of the castle considered the victory certain.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading All day, it was evident from the features and actions of Father Peter that he was the prey of unusual excitement.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He would draw himself together with a shiver as often as he met the triumphant glance of Idalia.