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Queed: A Novel
Queed: A Novel

Chapter XVI

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She assured him that she understood perfectly.
A slow painful color came into his face.
"Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
"Oh, no, no, no!
If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.
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Queed: A Novel

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She assured him that she understood perfectly.
Line 2
A slow painful color came into his face.
Line 3
"Then you appreciate the nature and the size of the debt I owe you."
Line 4
"Oh, no, no, no!
Line 5
If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.

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 “If I have done anything at all to help you," said Sharlee, considerably moved, "then I am very glad and proud.”

Done noun US /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.”

Have auxiliary verb US /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.”

Help noun US /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.”

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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."