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I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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_One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.
They're all weirdies of one kind or another.
Me?
Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.
It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of I'm a Stranger Here Myself is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.
Line 2
They're all weirdies of one kind or another.
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Me?
/miː/
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Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.
/oʊ ðə pleɪs diː fræns ɪz ðə taʊnz hʌb/
Line 5
It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Boulevard noun US /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading “It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.”

cautious adjective US /ˈkɔːʃəs/

showing careful forethought

From this reading “_One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.”

hub noun US /hʌb/

the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

From this reading “Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.”

medina noun US /məˈdaɪnə/

a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam

From this reading “It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.”

meets noun US /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading “_One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.”

Pasteur noun US /pəˈstuːr/

French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)

From this reading “It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.”

town's noun US /taʊnz/

possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading “Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.”

westernized verb US /ˈwestərnaɪzd/

past form of “westernize” — make western in character

From this reading “It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

BoulevardnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

can't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

cautiousadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːʃəs/

showing careful forethought

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

dragverbUS /dræɡ/

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

hubnounUS /hʌb/

the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

lanounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

leadsnounUS /liːdz/

plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

Liberte

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

marksnounUS /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Me?

medinanounUS /məˈdaɪnə/

a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

meetsnounUS /miːts/

plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

PasteurnounUS /pəˈstuːr/

French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

RuenounUS /ruː/

European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

Socco

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

Tangiernoun

a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

They're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.

town'snounUS /taʊnz/

possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.

weirdies

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They're all weirdies of one kind or another.

westernizedverbUS /ˈwestərnaɪzd/

past form of “westernize” — make western in character

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It marks the end of Boulevard Pasteur, the main drag of the westernized part of the city, and the beginning of Rue de la Liberte, which leads down to the Grand Socco and the medina.

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