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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Chapter I

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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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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

Chapter I

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

Line 1
_One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier.
Line 2
They're all weirdies of one kind or another.
Line 3
Me?
/miː/
Line 4
Oh,_ The Place de France is the town's hub.
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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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

Beginning noun US /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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.”

One pronoun US /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.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

all

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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.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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 /ˈbeginning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

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.

Boulevard

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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

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

cautious

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

city

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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.

de

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

down

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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.

drag

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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.

end

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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.

France

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

Grand

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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.

hub

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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.

kind

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

la

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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.

leads

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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

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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.

main

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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.

marks

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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?

medina

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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

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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.

Oh

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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 /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

Pasteur

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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.

people

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.

Place

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

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

Rue

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.

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.

Tangier

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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.

too

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.

town's

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

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.

westernized

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.

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.