Chapter IV
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."
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Chapter IV
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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."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Griswold
smiled.
Line 2
"Toting
cargo
on
the
_Belle
Julie_,
since
you've
known
me.
Line 3
You'd
swear
to
that,
wouldn't
you?"
Line 4
"But
before
that?"
/bʌt bɪˈfɔːr ðæt/
Line 5
"Loafing
around
New
Orleans
for
a
month
or
two."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"But before that?"”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.”
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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 "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "But before that?"
Belle
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From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But before that?"
cargo
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From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
Griswold
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From this reading Griswold smiled.
Julie
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From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
known
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From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
Loafing
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From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
mepronounUS /miː/
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.
month
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From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
New
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From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
Orleans
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From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
smiled
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From this reading Griswold smiled.
swear
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From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
Toting
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From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.
two
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From this reading "Loafing around New Orleans for a month or two."
wouldn't
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From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
You'd
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From this reading You'd swear to that, wouldn't you?"
you've
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From this reading "Toting cargo on the _Belle Julie_, since you've known me.