Chapter XIII
West nodded: he could not speak. "Well, I think he will get better now!" "But his wound: is it so bad?" "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet." "Only a little!" said West eagerly.
A Dash from Diamond City
Chapter XIII
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West
nodded:
he
could
not
speak.
"Well,
I
think
he
will
get
better
now!"
"But
his
wound:
is
it
so
bad?"
"He
nearly
bled
to
death;
but
you
must
not
talk
much
yet."
"Only
a
little!"
said
West
eagerly.
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Line 1
West
nodded:
he
could
not
speak.
Line 2
"Well,
I
think
he
will
get
better
now!"
Line 3
"But
his
wound:
is
it
so
bad?"
Line 4
"He
nearly
bled
to
death;
but
you
must
not
talk
much
yet."
Line 5
"Only
a
little!"
said
West
eagerly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “West nodded: he could not speak.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Only a little!" said West eagerly.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “West nodded: he could not speak.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “West nodded: he could not speak.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I think he will get better now!"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I think he will get better now!"”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."”
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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 "Only a little!" said West eagerly.
bad
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better
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bled
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But his wound: is it so bad?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading West nodded: he could not speak.
death
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From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
eagerly
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From this reading "Only a little!" said West eagerly.
get
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading West nodded: he could not speak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But his wound: is it so bad?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I think he will get better now!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But his wound: is it so bad?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But his wound: is it so bad?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only a little!" said West eagerly.
much
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From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
nearly
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From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading West nodded: he could not speak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading West nodded: he could not speak.
now
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From this reading "Well, I think he will get better now!"
Only
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From this reading "Only a little!" said West eagerly.
said
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From this reading "Only a little!" said West eagerly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But his wound: is it so bad?"
speak
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From this reading West nodded: he could not speak.
talk
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From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I think he will get better now!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
Well
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From this reading "Well, I think he will get better now!"
West
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From this reading West nodded: he could not speak.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, I think he will get better now!"
wound
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From this reading "But his wound: is it so bad?"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He nearly bled to death; but you must not talk much yet."