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Border, Breed Nor Birth
Border, Breed Nor Birth

Chapter I

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This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Part 1 of Two.
Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.
But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?
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Border, Breed Nor Birth

Chapter I

Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.
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Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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Part 1 of Two.
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Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.
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But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Part 1 of Two.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.”

All words in this reading · 47

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1

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From this reading Part 1 of Two.

1962

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Analog

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any

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?

copyright

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

count

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

didn't

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?

etext

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evidence

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

Extensive

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

face

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

Fact

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Fiction

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.

ideologies

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From this reading But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?

July

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Kipling

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men

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Part 1 of Two.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

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.

PartnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Part 1 of Two.

produced

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publication

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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.

research

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S

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said

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

Science

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.

stand

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From this reading But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

strong

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading But ... do they count when two strong ideologies stand face to face...?

things

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From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.

Two

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From this reading Part 1 of Two.

U

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uncover

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction July 1962.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.