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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 OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
all
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
any
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
cheerfulness
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
chum
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
contemplated
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
Dick
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
enough
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
filing
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
glad
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From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
going
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
isn't
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
it's
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
kind
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
made
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
miserable
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
Mr
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
now
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
OFF
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
Oh
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From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
only
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From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
other
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From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
painful
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
paper
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
pause
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
rash
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
rather
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
said
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
saving
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From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
spoke
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From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
That's
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
there's
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From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
too
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From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
TRIP
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
trouble
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
Wardell
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From this reading OFF ON THE TRIP "That's all right now, Mr. Wardell," said Dick, after a rather painful pause.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
way
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From this reading It isn't going to be any trouble--filing this paper, as it's on my way.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm sure I'm only too glad that I can do something for you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, as for saving your life----" "Oh, you did it--there's no question about that!" interrupted the other.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I was miserable enough to do anything rash, but the kind way in which you spoke to me, and the cheerfulness of yourself, and your chum, made me ashamed to do what I had contemplated.
