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This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. _The side-shuffle is no dance step. It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts. I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The side-shuffle is no dance step.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.”
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading _The side-shuffle is no dance step.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
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From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
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From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The side-shuffle is no dance step.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
not any; not one
From this reading _The side-shuffle is no dance step.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
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From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The side-shuffle is no dance step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The side-shuffle is no dance step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want to give you the impression that peanuts are in short supply here, or that our economy is in the fix of having to import them sidewise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1954.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's the choice between making time ... and doing time!_ You can't go shooting off to _that_ dimension for peanuts.
