Everything I Own

• By: Ken Boothe

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
sheltered /ˈʃeltərd/ B2	verb - protected from harm or danger
harm /hɑːrm/ B1	noun - physical injury or damage
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having a moderately high temperature
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to do or be as one pleases verb - to release from captivity or control
finest /ˈfaɪnɪst/ B1	adjective - of very high quality; excellent
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - the time that it takes the earth to travel around the sun once
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to freely transfer the possession of (something) to someone
own /oʊn/ A2	verb - to have (something) as one's own; possess adjective - belonging to oneself
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be deprived of something
granted /ˈɡræntɪd/ B2	verb - agreed or accepted as true
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound made by someone or something.
word /wɜːrd/ A1	noun - a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - grasp, carry, or support with one's hands

Grammar:

• You sheltered me from harm

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "sheltered" is in the past simple tense, describing a completed action in the past.

• The finest years I ever knew

  ➔ Relative Clause (Reduced)

  ➔ This line contains a relative clause. It could be fully written as: "The finest years that I ever knew". The relative pronoun "that" is omitted.

• Is all the years I had with you

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ The singular verb "is" agrees with the singular subject "all the years I had with you" (functioning as a single unit expressing a period of time).

• And I would give anything I own

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 2 - Hypothetical)

  ➔ While not a full conditional sentence with an 'if' clause, "I would give anything I own" expresses a hypothetical situation. It implies 'If I could, I would give anything I own'. "would give" is the conditional clause. The unstated 'if' clause makes it an implied conditional.

• And takin' it all for granted?

  ➔ Present Participle (Reduced Relative Clause/Question)

  ➔ The phrase "takin' it all for granted" uses the present participle ("takin'") and can be interpreted as a reduced relative clause ("who are taking it all for granted?") or as an interrogative clause. The apostrophe replaces the letter 'g'.