Based on this excerpt from Ernest Heminway's "In Another Country," what is the contextual meaning of the phrase "feeling sick"? "I am sorry," he said, and patted me on the shoulder with his good hand. "I would not be rude. My wife has just died. You must forgive me." "Oh—" I said, feeling sick for him. "I am so sorry.

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Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the answer options, which are:

to feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous

to experience pining or longing for someone or something

to be extremely annoyed or bored with someone or something

to react negatively to a joke about an unpleasant or offensive subject

Answer:

to feel intense emotion that makes one feel unwell or nauseous

Explanation:

In the excerpt from Ernest Heminway's "In Another Country," the narrator is affected physically by the Major's words that he has lost his wife. In that matter, he cannot help but to feel unwell, and even the Major had also advised him not to get married. The reason is that the Major feels that has lost everything and cannot cope with his wife's death, which deeply upsets the narrator.