Chapter XIII
After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid. The woman shook her head. "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?" "Nothing solid. That's the doctor's orders."
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Chapter XIII
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After
a
few
spoonfuls
of
the
soup,
Wilmot
suggested
that
he
should
prefer
something
solid.
The
woman
shook
her
head.
"If
I'm
to
be
kept
alive,"
he
said
petulantly,
"why
not
comfortably?"
"Nothing
solid.
That's
the
doctor's
orders."
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Line 1
After
a
few
spoonfuls
of
the
soup,
Wilmot
suggested
that
he
should
prefer
something
solid.
Line 2
The
woman
shook
her
head.
Line 3
"If
I'm
to
be
kept
alive,"
he
said
petulantly,
"why
not
comfortably?"
Line 4
"Nothing
solid.
Line 5
That's
the
doctor's
orders."
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing solid.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.”
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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 After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
alive
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From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
comfortably
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doctor's
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few
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From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
head
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From this reading The woman shook her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman shook her head.
I'm
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From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
kept
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From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing solid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
orders
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From this reading That's the doctor's orders."
petulantly
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prefer
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said
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From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
shook
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From this reading The woman shook her head.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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solid
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From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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soup
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spoonfuls
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suggested
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From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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That's
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From this reading That's the doctor's orders."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
why
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From this reading "If I'm to be kept alive," he said petulantly, "why not comfortably?"
Wilmot
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From this reading After a few spoonfuls of the soup, Wilmot suggested that he should prefer something solid.
woman
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From this reading The woman shook her head.