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The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5
The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5

Chapter II

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And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.
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The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 5

Chapter II

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.
Line 2
Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!
Line 3
His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
Line 4
And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.
Line 5
His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ashamed adjective US /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment

From this reading “And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.”

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Ah

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

appalled

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment

From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

enthusiasm

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

exhibited

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

felt

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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

given

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

horrified

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

lowly

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

means

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

modesty

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

nakedness

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

nerves

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

now

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

outburst

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

Pierre

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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

plan

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

Pontiff-King

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

popes

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

presence

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

reigning

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From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

room

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

said

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

sentiment

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

similar

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

soul

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

tears

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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading His plan of the popes reigning by means of the poor and lowly now horrified him.

thereupon

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From this reading And thereupon Pierre felt ashamed of his tears.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

too

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

uselessly

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From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

utter

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

very

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From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.

way

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From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Ah! those poor nerves of his, that outburst of sentiment and enthusiasm to which he had given way!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading And so uselessly too, in that room where nothing similar had ever been said before, and in presence of that Pontiff-King who could not understand him.