Chapter 4 of The Price is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Price is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Griswold smiled. "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me. You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?" "But before that?" "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
Chapter 4 of The Price is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “"Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “"Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “"Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Griswold smiled.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"”
-ing form of “tote” — carry with difficulty
From this reading “"Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "But before that?"
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But before that?"
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Griswold smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
having no employment
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Griswold smiled.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
-ing form of “tote” — carry with difficulty
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
Chapter 4 of The Price by Francis Lynde holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 434 sentences of The Price, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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