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Chapter II
"Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men. "It was discussed and rejected. We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him. The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious. There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.”
except if; if not
From this reading “There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was discussed and rejected.
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From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
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From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
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From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
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From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
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From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
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From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
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From this reading "It was discussed and rejected.
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From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
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From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
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From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was discussed and rejected.
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From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
not any; not one
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
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From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was discussed and rejected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
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From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
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From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
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From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
except if; if not
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The same applies to using any anesthetic gas or drug to render him unconscious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was discussed and rejected.
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From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We have no way of knowing what his tolerance to radiation is, and we didn't want to harm him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no way to study his metabolism without his co-operation unless we were willing to risk killing him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Couldn't X rays have been taken surreptitiously?" asked one of the men.
