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Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca
Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca

Chapter X

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"You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.
"Better not say anything more."
"I don't care," she whimpered.
"I've got to love you."
Jack's face became hard.
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Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca

Chapter X

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.
Line 2
"Better not say anything more."
Line 3
"I don't care," she whimpered.
Line 4
"I've got to love you."
Line 5
Jack's face became hard.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"Better not say anything more."”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.”

All words in this reading · 26

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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Better not say anything more."

became

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From this reading Jack's face became hard.

Better

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From this reading "Better not say anything more."

care

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From this reading "I don't care," she whimpered.

don't

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From this reading "I don't care," she whimpered.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

enough

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From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

face

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From this reading Jack's face became hard.

got

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From this reading "I've got to love you."

grimly

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From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

hard

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From this reading Jack's face became hard.

harm

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From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't care," she whimpered.

I've

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From this reading "I've got to love you."

Jack

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From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

Jack's

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From this reading Jack's face became hard.

love

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From this reading "I've got to love you."

more

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From this reading "Better not say anything more."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Better not say anything more."

said

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From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.

say

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From this reading "Better not say anything more."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I don't care," she whimpered.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I've got to love you."

whimpered

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From this reading "I don't care," she whimpered.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have done harm enough," said Jack grimly.