Call me Ishmael. Some years ago I set out to sea, having little money and nothing particularly interesting to do on shore.
set out [phrasal verb]
1 a : to begin traveling in a particular direction ▪ We got out of the car and set out for the nearest gas station. ▪ They set out toward the east.
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Whenever I feel like a cold, wet November morning, and I start following funerals, then I know it's time to go back to the wide open dea.
1.whenever=at whatever time; at any time when: Come whenever you like
feel like, Informal. to have a desire for; be favorably disposed to: I don't feel like going out tonight. Do you feel like a movie
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The men you meet at sea are both good and bad, and I always try to get along with them. It's wise to be friendly with the people you have to live with on a ship.
get along [phrasal verb]
1 : to be or remain friendly ▪ We get along well enough, but we're not really close friends. ▪ My brother and my uncle don't really get along (with each other).
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Finally I saw a small light near the docks and an old sign swinging back and forth in the cold wind of the night.
sign =panneau [masc.].
forth(adverbe)
en avant
the dock= the pier = the wharf [pl.: wharves].
quai [masc.].
1) the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port
2)a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.
truck(nom)
remorque [fém.]. camion [masc.].
freight(nom)fret [masc.]
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The inn was a strange , old place and one part of it leaned to one side. I stood there looking at it for a while.
to leans'incliner.se pencher.pencher.s'appuyer.appuyer
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It was a small, dark place and the wind howled through the old building.
howl : the sound wolves make ;( here ) the sound of the wind blowing loudly through the building.
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If you're going whaling, you had better get used to this sort of thing.
Meaning
Accept that a particular state of affairs is inevitable.
1 ''Used to'', les habitudes et états révolus
1.1 Utilisation
1.2 Conjugaison
2 ''Be used to'', les choses auxquelles on est habitué
2.1 Exemples avec un groupe nominal
2.2 Exemples avec un verbe
3 ''Get used to'' : s'habituer
3.1 Exemples avec un groupe nominal
3.2 Exemples avec un verbe
4 Ne pas confondre avec ''to use'' !
5 Conclusion
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" Sorry, but there's nothing left. Every bed is taken, but if you don't mind sharing a bed with a garpooner, then you have a bed "
leave [prétérit: left, participe passé: left
To be left : rester.
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"
I don't know, but he pays on time and that's all I care about."
On time :
At or before the correct moment : at a time that is not late ▪
ex.Try to be there on time. ▪
I paid all of my bills on time [=when they were due] this month. ▪
Please hand in your homework on time. ▪
We arrived right on time. [=exactly at the right time
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The light of the candle lit up his face and I was very surprised_ I suddenly felt cold. I had never seen anyone like him before. His skin was a purplish yellow, and his face and body were covered with strange tattoos. There was no hair on his head except for a single lock of black hair. I'm not a coward but I immediatly thought of running out the door or jumping out the window, I was so scared that I thought the devil himself had entered the room that night.
light
lumière,
light[prétérit: lit ou lighted, participe passé : lit ou lighted]
purplish
violacé.(Qui tire sur la Couleur violette).
coward(nom)
lâche.poltron [fém.: poltronne].froussard.couard.
scared(adj)
effrayé.apeuré.
devil
diable [masc.].
démon [masc.].
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The harpooner got undressed, lit a small fire and said some kind of prayer to an evil-looking black doll he had pulled out of his pocked. Then he got into bed
undress= got undressed
déshabiller
evil-looking(adj)
having an evil appearance
evil (adj)
malfaisant .malin. méchant. mauvais
doll
poupée [fém.].
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he seemed quiet and fell asleep immediately. I felt that I had nothing to be afraid of. After all, he was a clean, peaceful cannibal, and it was better to sleep with a sober cannibal than with a drunk Christian. I turned over and fell asleep. I never slept better in my life
cannibal
a person who eats the meat of deas humans
sober
à jeun (ne pas être ivre).
drunk
ivre.saoul.
clean
net.propre.nettoyé.soigné.
set out [phrasal verb]
1 a : to begin traveling in a particular direction ▪ We got out of the car and set out for the nearest gas station. ▪ They set out toward the east.
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Whenever I feel like a cold, wet November morning, and I start following funerals, then I know it's time to go back to the wide open dea.
1.whenever=at whatever time; at any time when: Come whenever you like
feel like, Informal. to have a desire for; be favorably disposed to: I don't feel like going out tonight. Do you feel like a movie
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The men you meet at sea are both good and bad, and I always try to get along with them. It's wise to be friendly with the people you have to live with on a ship.
get along [phrasal verb]
1 : to be or remain friendly ▪ We get along well enough, but we're not really close friends. ▪ My brother and my uncle don't really get along (with each other).
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Finally I saw a small light near the docks and an old sign swinging back and forth in the cold wind of the night.
sign =panneau [masc.].
forth(adverbe)
en avant
the dock= the pier = the wharf [pl.: wharves].
quai [masc.].
1) the space or waterway between two piers or wharves, as for receiving a ship while in port
2)a platform for loading and unloading trucks, railway freight cars, etc.
truck(nom)
remorque [fém.]. camion [masc.].
freight(nom)fret [masc.]
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The inn was a strange , old place and one part of it leaned to one side. I stood there looking at it for a while.
to leans'incliner.se pencher.pencher.s'appuyer.appuyer
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It was a small, dark place and the wind howled through the old building.
howl : the sound wolves make ;( here ) the sound of the wind blowing loudly through the building.
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If you're going whaling, you had better get used to this sort of thing.
Meaning
Accept that a particular state of affairs is inevitable.
1 ''Used to'', les habitudes et états révolus
1.1 Utilisation
1.2 Conjugaison
2 ''Be used to'', les choses auxquelles on est habitué
2.1 Exemples avec un groupe nominal
2.2 Exemples avec un verbe
3 ''Get used to'' : s'habituer
3.1 Exemples avec un groupe nominal
3.2 Exemples avec un verbe
4 Ne pas confondre avec ''to use'' !
5 Conclusion
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" Sorry, but there's nothing left. Every bed is taken, but if you don't mind sharing a bed with a garpooner, then you have a bed "
leave [prétérit: left, participe passé: left
To be left : rester.
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"
I don't know, but he pays on time and that's all I care about."
On time :
At or before the correct moment : at a time that is not late ▪
ex.Try to be there on time. ▪
I paid all of my bills on time [=when they were due] this month. ▪
Please hand in your homework on time. ▪
We arrived right on time. [=exactly at the right time
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The light of the candle lit up his face and I was very surprised_ I suddenly felt cold. I had never seen anyone like him before. His skin was a purplish yellow, and his face and body were covered with strange tattoos. There was no hair on his head except for a single lock of black hair. I'm not a coward but I immediatly thought of running out the door or jumping out the window, I was so scared that I thought the devil himself had entered the room that night.
light
lumière,
light[prétérit: lit ou lighted, participe passé : lit ou lighted]
purplish
violacé.(Qui tire sur la Couleur violette).
coward(nom)
lâche.poltron [fém.: poltronne].froussard.couard.
scared(adj)
effrayé.apeuré.
devil
diable [masc.].
démon [masc.].
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The harpooner got undressed, lit a small fire and said some kind of prayer to an evil-looking black doll he had pulled out of his pocked. Then he got into bed
undress= got undressed
déshabiller
evil-looking(adj)
having an evil appearance
evil (adj)
malfaisant .malin. méchant. mauvais
doll
poupée [fém.].
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he seemed quiet and fell asleep immediately. I felt that I had nothing to be afraid of. After all, he was a clean, peaceful cannibal, and it was better to sleep with a sober cannibal than with a drunk Christian. I turned over and fell asleep. I never slept better in my life
cannibal
a person who eats the meat of deas humans
sober
à jeun (ne pas être ivre).
drunk
ivre.saoul.
clean
net.propre.nettoyé.soigné.
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