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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 A slow painful color came into his face.
all
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
appreciate
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From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
assured
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From this reading She assured him that she understood perfectly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
came
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From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
color
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From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
considerably
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
debt
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From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
face
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From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
glad
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She assured him that she understood perfectly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
moved
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
nature
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From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, no, no!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, no, no, no!
owe
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From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
painful
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From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
perfectly
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From this reading She assured him that she understood perfectly.
proud
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
said
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
Sharlee
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She assured him that she understood perfectly.
size
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From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
slow
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From this reading A slow painful color came into his face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She assured him that she understood perfectly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
Then
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From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
understood
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From this reading She assured him that she understood perfectly.
very
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From this reading If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."