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Ships That Pass in the Night
Ships That Pass in the Night

Chapter IV

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THE DISAGREEABLE MAN.
ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.
"They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.
So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."
"I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.
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Ships That Pass in the Night

Chapter IV

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE DISAGREEABLE MAN.
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ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.
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"They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.
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So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."
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"I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.

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 “"They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “"I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

ALLITSEN

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading "I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.

any

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From this reading "I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

Bernardine

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

came

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From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

cannot

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From this reading "I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.

care

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From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

DISAGREEABLE

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From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN.

English

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

foreigners

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From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

friendly

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

just

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From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

Kurhaus

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

likely

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

MAN

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From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

own

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From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

people

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

resources

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From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

ROBERT

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

say

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From this reading "I cannot say that I have any resources," Bernardine answered.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

terms

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From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE DISAGREEABLE MAN.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

thrown

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From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

thus

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From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading ROBERT ALLITSEN told Bernardine that she was not likely to be on friendly terms with the English people in the Kurhaus.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "They will not care about you, and you will not care about the foreigners.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading So you will thus be thrown on your own resources, just as I was when I came."