Chapter 4 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, dry up that sort of talk! Nobody'd listen to your resigning. Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team." "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?" "But you can't resign in debt, man."
Chapter 4 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “"But you can't resign in debt, man."”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “"Oh, dry up that sort of talk!”
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
From this reading “Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."”
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “"But you can't resign in debt, man."”
-ing form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “Nobody'd listen to your resigning.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"But you can't resign in debt, man."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
every person
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
hear with intention
From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
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From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
-ing form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
refrain from harming
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
Chapter 4 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree by Arlo Bates holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 442 sentences of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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