Chapter II
"Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark. "I don't mean to be ill. If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see. Oh, I am disappointed! Here he comes back again.
Dead Man's Land
Chapter II
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"Well,
I
shouldn't
like
to
have
a
fever
here,"
said
Mark.
"I
don't
mean
to
be
ill.
If
I
am
it's
because
I
have
come
to
a
place
where
there's
nothing
to
do
and
nothing
to
see.
Oh,
I
am
disappointed!
Here
he
comes
back
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
I
shouldn't
like
to
have
a
fever
here,"
said
Mark.
Line 2
"I
don't
mean
to
be
ill.
Line 3
If
I
am
it's
because
I
have
come
to
a
place
where
there's
nothing
to
do
and
nothing
to
see.
Line 4
Oh,
I
am
disappointed!
Line 5
Here
he
comes
back
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here he comes back again.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.”
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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 "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he comes back again.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
back
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From this reading Here he comes back again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don't mean to be ill.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
comes
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From this reading Here he comes back again.
disappointed
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From this reading Oh, I am disappointed!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
don't
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From this reading "I don't mean to be ill.
fever
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he comes back again.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
ill
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From this reading "I don't mean to be ill.
it's
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From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
like
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
Mark
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
mean
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From this reading "I don't mean to be ill.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I am disappointed!
place
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From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
said
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
see
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From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
shouldn't
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
there's
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From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I shouldn't like to have a fever here," said Mark.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If I am it's because I have come to a place where there's nothing to do and nothing to see.