Chapter XVIII
"Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before." "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee. "Ah, yes, so I did. Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity. You are not going, Lee?"
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Chapter XVIII
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"Oh,
I
am
not
nervous
as
a
rule;
and
I
have
unwrapped
mummies
before."
"You
fainted
last
time,"
observed
Monkhouse
Lee.
"Ah,
yes,
so
I
did.
Well,
I
must
have
a
nerve
tonic
or
a
course
of
electricity.
You
are
not
going,
Lee?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Oh,
I
am
not
nervous
as
a
rule;
and
I
have
unwrapped
mummies
before."
Line 2
"You
fainted
last
time,"
observed
Monkhouse
Lee.
Line 3
"Ah,
yes,
so
I
did.
Line 4
Well,
I
must
have
a
nerve
tonic
or
a
course
of
electricity.
Line 5
You
are
not
going,
Lee?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.”
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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 "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, yes, so I did.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not going, Lee?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Ah, yes, so I did.
electricity
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From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
fainted
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From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.
going
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From this reading You are not going, Lee?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.
Lee
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From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.
Monkhouse
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From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.
mummies
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From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
nerve
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From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
nervous
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From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
observed
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From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
rule
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From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ah, yes, so I did.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.
tonic
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From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
unwrapped
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From this reading "Oh, I am not nervous as a rule; and I have unwrapped mummies before."
Well
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From this reading Well, I must have a nerve tonic or a course of electricity.
yes
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From this reading "Ah, yes, so I did.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You fainted last time," observed Monkhouse Lee.