Book: A gentle axe
Pages: 49~53
Summary:Porfiry investigates a market far from his district to find out a man who is related to the crime. He meets with the pawnbroker who is the owner of the shop and an actor. He tries to investigate the shop, but the actor hinders him. After the actor knows that Porfiry is a magistrate, he runs away with no reason. Porfiry then asks the pawnbroker about the person who is related to the crime. However, how Porfiry knows this person who is related to the crime is unknown.
Vocab
1. Sanctity: sacredness; holiness (n) Tourists should respect the sanctity of the national religions when they visit other countries.
2. Chapel: a small church (n) In some region, students need to go to chapel for educational purposes.
3. Querulous: full of complaints (adj) Nothing pleased her; her querulous demands never stopped.
4. Affinity: a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc (n) He has an affinity for fine food
5. Mundane: of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven (adj) Her life is filled with mundane work.
6. Jovial: endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good (adj) He is a jovial person who makes others feel happy, too.
7. Enunciate: to speak clearly (v) He enunciated his words so the foreigner could understand him
8. Aficionado: an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast (n) There are so many aficionados following the famous band even though their music is bad
9. Resonate: to sound clearly for a long time (v) The organ music resonated throughout the large church
10. Redeem: to buy or pay off; clear by payment (v) He redeemed his watch at the pawnbroker for $100.
11. Dialectic: The art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments. (n) Such an argument has been troubling many students in the school, but it was solved immediately as teachers let students do a dialectic for the matter.
12. Acolyte: an altar attendant in public worship (n) Acolytes are religious; they are often shown in the games with religious concepts.
13. Amiss: wrong; not in order (adj) We were worried that something was amiss when we came home and found our apartment door open.
14. Venture: to act with some risk of harm or money (v) I shouldn't venture on gambling.
15. Impertinence: unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence (n) His impertinent behavior shocked the nice old lady
Pages: 49~53
Summary:Porfiry investigates a market far from his district to find out a man who is related to the crime. He meets with the pawnbroker who is the owner of the shop and an actor. He tries to investigate the shop, but the actor hinders him. After the actor knows that Porfiry is a magistrate, he runs away with no reason. Porfiry then asks the pawnbroker about the person who is related to the crime. However, how Porfiry knows this person who is related to the crime is unknown.
Vocab
1. Sanctity: sacredness; holiness (n)
Tourists should respect the sanctity of the national religions when they visit other countries.
2. Chapel: a small church (n)
In some region, students need to go to chapel for educational purposes.
3. Querulous: full of complaints (adj)
Nothing pleased her; her querulous demands never stopped.
4. Affinity: a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc (n)
He has an affinity for fine food
5. Mundane: of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven (adj)
Her life is filled with mundane work.
6. Jovial: endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good (adj)
He is a jovial person who makes others feel happy, too.
7. Enunciate: to speak clearly (v)
He enunciated his words so the foreigner could understand him
8. Aficionado: an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast (n)
There are so many aficionados following the famous band even though their music is bad
9. Resonate: to sound clearly for a long time (v)
The organ music resonated throughout the large church
10. Redeem: to buy or pay off; clear by payment (v)
He redeemed his watch at the pawnbroker for $100.
11. Dialectic: The art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments. (n)
Such an argument has been troubling many students in the school, but it was solved immediately as teachers let students do a dialectic for the matter.
12. Acolyte: an altar attendant in public worship (n)
Acolytes are religious; they are often shown in the games with religious concepts.
13. Amiss: wrong; not in order (adj)
We were worried that something was amiss when we came home and found our apartment door open.
14. Venture: to act with some risk of harm or money (v)
I shouldn't venture on gambling.
15. Impertinence: unmannerly intrusion or presumption; insolence (n)
His impertinent behavior shocked the nice old lady