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Chapter XV
He managed to administer a dose of quinine. There was nothing more that he could do. Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer. He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut. They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
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later than; following
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was nothing more that he could do.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There was nothing more that he could do.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.”
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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 He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
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From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
later than; following
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
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From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
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From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
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From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
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From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
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From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
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From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
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From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
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From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
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From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
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From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
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From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
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From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
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From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crouching down by the sick man's side made him feel queer.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
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From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He managed to administer a dose of quinine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing more that he could do.
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From this reading He remembered that he had left neither food nor water in the patients' hut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They ought to have food by them in case they woke hungry, as they probably would, after their long, irregular fast.
