Chapter XIII
He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said: ‘I desire nothing. I wish to know nothing. There is high mass to-morrow. You must see that the altar is made ready.’
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Chapter XIII
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He
motioned
her
away
from
him
with
his
hands,
and
his
face
was
calm
again
as
he
said:
‘I
desire
nothing.
I
wish
to
know
nothing.
There
is
high
mass
to-morrow.
You
must
see
that
the
altar
is
made
ready.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
motioned
her
away
from
him
with
his
hands,
and
his
face
was
calm
again
as
he
said:
Line 2
‘I
desire
nothing.
Line 3
I
wish
to
know
nothing.
Line 4
There
is
high
mass
to-morrow.
Line 5
You
must
see
that
the
altar
is
made
ready.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish to know nothing.”
Motioned
verb
US /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading “He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must see that the altar is made ready.’”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “‘I desire nothing.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
altar
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From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
away
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From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
calm
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From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
desire
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From this reading ‘I desire nothing.
face
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From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
high
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From this reading There is high mass to-morrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I desire nothing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is high mass to-morrow.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish to know nothing.
made
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From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
mass
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From this reading There is high mass to-morrow.
motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘I desire nothing.
ready
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From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
said
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From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
see
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From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’
There
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From this reading There is high mass to-morrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wish to know nothing.
to-morrow
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From this reading There is high mass to-morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
wish
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From this reading I wish to know nothing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He motioned her away from him with his hands, and his face was calm again as he said:
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must see that the altar is made ready.’