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3
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From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
also
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From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
back
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From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
big
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
brain
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
business-is-business
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
calling
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central
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color
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Connor
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D
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Dallas
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decay
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emotions
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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flat
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
getting
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From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
humanity
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
Jupiterward
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
line
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mad
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
Mars
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
master
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
men
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
Now
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
picture
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From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
points
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
properly
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Rhoda
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said
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
seemingly
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
served
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
service
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
Shipping
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showing
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
signs
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speak
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switchboard
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
then
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
thoughts
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
thousands
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trivial
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
trouble
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trunk
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unwifely
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
voice
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
waited
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wanted
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From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
way
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From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
wife
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wished
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years
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From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
