Chapter XVIII
"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver. "Don't!" cried Dean passionately. "What does a fellow want? To be brave? Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
Dead Man's Land
Chapter XVIII
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"Brave
old
chap!"
cried
Mark
mockingly,
and
he
burst
into
a
strange
laugh
which
made
his
cousin
shiver.
"Don't!"
cried
Dean
passionately.
"What
does
a
fellow
want?
To
be
brave?
Doesn't
he
want
to
be
well
and
strong?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Brave
old
chap!"
cried
Mark
mockingly,
and
he
burst
into
a
strange
laugh
which
made
his
cousin
shiver.
Line 2
"Don't!"
cried
Dean
passionately.
Line 3
"What
does
a
fellow
want?
Line 4
To
be
brave?
Line 5
Doesn't
he
want
to
be
well
and
strong?"
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"”
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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 "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be brave?
Brave
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burst
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chap
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cousin
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From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Dean
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From this reading "Don't!" cried Dean passionately.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does a fellow want?
Doesn't
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From this reading Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
Don't
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From this reading "Don't!" cried Dean passionately.
fellow
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
laugh
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made
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From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
Mark
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From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
mockingly
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From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
old
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passionately
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From this reading "Don't!" cried Dean passionately.
shiver
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From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
strange
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From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.
strong
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From this reading Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be brave?
want
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well
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From this reading Doesn't he want to be well and strong?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does a fellow want?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Brave old chap!" cried Mark mockingly, and he burst into a strange laugh which made his cousin shiver.