Chapter II
"We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor. You cannot. So act sensibly. Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient. Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
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Chapter II
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"We
often
mean
to
do
things
that
are
impossible,
doctor.
You
cannot.
So
act
sensibly.
Take
some
refreshment,
and
attend
to
your
patient.
Will
you
have
the
goodness
to
look
round
this
room?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"We
often
mean
to
do
things
that
are
impossible,
doctor.
Line 2
You
cannot.
Line 3
So
act
sensibly.
Line 4
Take
some
refreshment,
and
attend
to
your
patient.
Line 5
Will
you
have
the
goodness
to
look
round
this
room?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.”
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act
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From this reading So act sensibly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
attend
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From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
goodness
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From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
impossible
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From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
mean
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From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
often
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From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
patient
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From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.
refreshment
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From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.
room
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From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
round
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From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
sensibly
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From this reading So act sensibly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So act sensibly.
some
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From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
things
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From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We often mean to do things that are impossible, doctor.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you have the goodness to look round this room?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take some refreshment, and attend to your patient.