All 4 Uses of
peruse
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- As he thrust his head in at the door, he saw that Ralph had resumed the thoughtful posture into which he had fallen after perusing his nephew's letter, and that he seemed to have been reading it again, as he once more held it open in his hand.†
Chpt 34 *
- So many times did he peruse and re-peruse it, that Newman considered it expedient to remind him of his presence.†
Chpt 51
- So many times did he peruse and re-peruse it, that Newman considered it expedient to remind him of his presence.†
Chpt 51
- Nicholas returned to the perusal of the book he had been reading, when the dialogue had gone thus far.†
Chpt 55
Definition:
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(peruse) to read or examine