Chapter XXVIII
“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.
Off on a Comet! A Journey Through Planetary Space
Chapter XXVIII
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“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.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Off on a Comet! A Journey Through Planetary Space
Chapter XXVIII
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“Who’s
there?
Line 2
I
have
nothing
here
for
anyone.
/aɪ hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ here fɔːr ˈeniwʌn/
Line 3
Go
away!”
Line 4
Such
was
the
inhospitable
greeting
with
which
Isaac
Hakkabut
received
his
visitors.
Line 5
“Hakkabut!
do
you
take
us
for
thieves?”
asked
Servadac,
in
tones
of
stern
displeasure.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anyone
pronoun
US /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading “I have nothing here for anyone.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have nothing here for anyone.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have nothing here for anyone.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have nothing here for anyone.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.”
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anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
away
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From this reading Go away!”
displeasure
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From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
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.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
Go
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From this reading Go away!”
greeting
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From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
Hakkabut
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From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
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.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
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.
inhospitable
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From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
Isaac
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From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing here for anyone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
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.
received
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From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
Servadac
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From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
stern
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From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
there
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From this reading “Who’s there?
thieves
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From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
tones
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From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
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.
visitors
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From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
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.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
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.
Who's
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From this reading “Who’s there?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such was the inhospitable greeting with which Isaac Hakkabut received his visitors.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hakkabut! do you take us for thieves?” asked Servadac, in tones of stern displeasure.