Chapter 28 of Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Who’s there? I have nothing here for anyone. Go away!” Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors. “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
Chapter 28 of Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading ““Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.”
unfavorable to life or growth
From this reading “Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading ““Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ““Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any person at all
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go away!”
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go away!”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
unfavorable to life or growth
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
carry out
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Who’s there?
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Who’s there?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
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