Chapter II
"Diabolism? Oh, yes? Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion. "You--worship the devil?" Soames shook his head.
Enoch Soames
Chapter II
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"Diabolism?
Oh,
yes?
Really?"
said
I,
with
that
vague
discomfort
and
that
intense
desire
to
be
polite
which
one
feels
when
a
man
speaks
of
his
own
religion.
"You--worship
the
devil?"
Soames
shook
his
head.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Diabolism?
Line 2
Oh,
yes?
Line 3
Really?"
said
I,
with
that
vague
discomfort
and
that
intense
desire
to
be
polite
which
one
feels
when
a
man
speaks
of
his
own
religion.
Line 4
"You--worship
the
devil?"
Line 5
Soames
shook
his
head.
Learner Dictionary
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One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.”
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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 Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
desire
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
devil
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Diabolism
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discomfort
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feels
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
head
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From this reading Soames shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
intense
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
man
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, yes?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
own
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
polite
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
Really
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
religion
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said
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shook
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From this reading Soames shook his head.
Soames
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From this reading Soames shook his head.
speaks
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You--worship the devil?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
vague
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From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Really?" said I, with that vague discomfort and that intense desire to be polite which one feels when a man speaks of his own religion.
worship
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From this reading "You--worship the devil?"
yes
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From this reading Oh, yes?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--worship the devil?"