All 5 Uses of
peruse
in
Pride and Prejudice
- She was engaged one day as she walked, in perusing Jane's last letter, and dwelling on some passages which proved that Jane had not written in spirits, when, instead of being again surprised by Mr. Darcy, she saw on looking up that Colonel Fitzwilliam was meeting her.†
Chpt 33
- Elizabeth noticed every sentence conveying the idea of uneasiness, with an attention which it had hardly received on the first perusal.†
Chpt 34 *
- I write without any intention of paining you, or humbling myself, by dwelling on wishes which, for the happiness of both, cannot be too soon forgotten; and the effort which the formation and the perusal of this letter must occasion, should have been spared, had not my character required it to be written and read.†
Chpt 35
- In this perturbed state of mind, with thoughts that could rest on nothing, she walked on; but it would not do; in half a minute the letter was unfolded again, and collecting herself as well as she could, she again began the mortifying perusal of all that related to Wickham, and commanded herself so far as to examine the meaning of every sentence.†
Chpt 36
- Widely different was the effect of a second perusal.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(peruse) to read or examine