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able
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, Lawry don't think anything of that, sir!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
back
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
BURLINGTON
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
canceled
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
concerned
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From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
debt
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From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
dollars
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From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
don't
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From this reading "Oh, Lawry don't think anything of that, sir!"
expression
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
family
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
far
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From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
father
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
ferry-house
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
gratitude
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
home
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
hoped
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
ISLE
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
kindness
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
LA
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
largely
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From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
Lawry
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
Millions
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From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
mortgage
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
MOTTE
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
Mr
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
obligation
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From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Lawry don't think anything of that, sir!"
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
owe
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From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
pay
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
place
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
profuse
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
satisfied
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
Sherwood
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
sir
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From this reading "Oh, Lawry don't think anything of that, sir!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
son
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From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mrs. Wilford, so far as gratitude and obligation are concerned, the balance is still largely against me.
sum
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Lawry don't think anything of that, sir!"
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
way
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From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURLINGTON TO ISLE LA MOTTE On his way home, Mr. Sherwood went to the ferry-house and satisfied himself that the mortgage on the place had been canceled.
whole
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
Wilford
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From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Wilford was profuse in the expression of her gratitude to him for his kindness to the family, and hoped that Lawry and his father would be able to pay him back the whole sum.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Millions of dollars would not pay the debt I owe to your son."
