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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
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copyright
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count
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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didn't
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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etext
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evidence
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Extensive
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face
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Fact
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Fiction
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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ideologies
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July
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Kipling
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men
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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
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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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research
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S
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said
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Science
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stand
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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strong
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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
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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things
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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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
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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
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Kipling said those things didn't count when two strong men stood face to face.