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1963
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Analog
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they need shepherds.
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.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
cars
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From this reading The cars on high-speed highways must follow each other like sheep.
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.
cruiser
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From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
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.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The cars on high-speed highways must follow each other like sheep.
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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Fact
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February
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Fiction
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follow
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From this reading The cars on high-speed highways must follow each other like sheep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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high-speed
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highway
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highways
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howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
like
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massively
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From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The cars on high-speed highways must follow each other like sheep.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they need shepherds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
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.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
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.
other
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police
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produced
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publication
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
renewed
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research
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S
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Science
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sheep
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shepherds
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From this reading And they need shepherds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
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.
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.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The highway police cruiser of tomorrow however must be massively different-- as different as the highways themselves!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they need shepherds.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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tomorrow
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U
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncover
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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--Science Fiction, February 1963.