Chapter IV
"I guess I wouldn't like that, either." "You'd hate it." "At least everything's frank and above board." "For the time being." "Even that's frank."
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Chapter IV
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"I
guess
I
wouldn't
like
that,
either."
"You'd
hate
it."
"At
least
everything's
frank
and
above
board."
"For
the
time
being."
"Even
that's
frank."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
guess
I
wouldn't
like
that,
either."
Line 2
"You'd
hate
it."
Line 3
"At
least
everything's
frank
and
above
board."
Line 4
"For
the
time
being."
/fɔːr ðə time ˈbiːɪŋ/
Line 5
"Even
that's
frank."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Above
preposition
US /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"At least everything's frank and above board."”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"For the time being."”
Either
determiner
US /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “"I guess I wouldn't like that, either."”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Even that's frank."”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At least everything's frank and above board."”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For the time being."”
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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "For the time being."
board
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From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "I guess I wouldn't like that, either."
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even that's frank."
everything's
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From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the time being."
frank
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From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
guess
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From this reading "I guess I wouldn't like that, either."
hate
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From this reading "You'd hate it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess I wouldn't like that, either."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You'd hate it."
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At least everything's frank and above board."
like
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From this reading "I guess I wouldn't like that, either."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I guess I wouldn't like that, either."
that's
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From this reading "Even that's frank."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For the time being."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For the time being."
wouldn't
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From this reading "I guess I wouldn't like that, either."
You'd
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From this reading "You'd hate it."