Chapter IV
"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."
Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree
Chapter IV
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"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."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
dry
up
that
sort
of
talk!
Line 2
Nobody'd
listen
to
your
resigning.
Line 3
Everybody
wants
you
here,
and
we
couldn't
spare
you
from
the
polo
team."
Line 4
"But
if
I
can't
pay
up,
what
else
can
I
do?"
Line 5
"But
you
can't
resign
in
debt,
man."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."”
Resign
noun
US /resign/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you can't resign in debt, man."”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
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?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
can't
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From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
couldn't
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From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
debt
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From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
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?"
dry
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From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
else
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From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
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."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
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?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
listen
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From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
man
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From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
Nobody'd
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From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
pay
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From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
polo
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From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
resignnounUS /resign/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you can't resign in debt, man."
resigning
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From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
sort
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From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
spare
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From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
talk
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From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
team
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From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.
up
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From this reading "Oh, dry up that sort of talk!
wants
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From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
wepronounUS /wiː/
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."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But if I can't pay up, what else can I do?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Everybody wants you here, and we couldn't spare you from the polo team."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nobody'd listen to your resigning.