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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 "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
all
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From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
any
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From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
asking
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From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
cannot
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From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
give
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From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
go
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From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
indeed
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From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
most
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From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
suffered
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From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
trouble
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From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
why
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From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
Willie
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From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"