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Chapter XXXIII
NICK OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN. In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side. “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply. “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.” There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
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From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
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From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
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From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
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From this reading NICK OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN.
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From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NICK OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN.
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From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
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From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NICK OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NICK OUTLINES HIS CAMPAIGN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
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From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a moment Doctor Lord and the nurse were back at the patient’s side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This has been too much for him, as it is, and any further excitement might cause serious complications, if nothing worse.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was nothing for it but to withdraw, and to hope that the effect of the interview would not be as serious as the doctor suggested.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must ask you gentlemen to go,” the physician said crisply.
