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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
advanced
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almost
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always
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
Analog
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
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.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
badly
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
cannot
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
Cavender
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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.
desk
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
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.
difficult
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
Dr
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entry
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
etext
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
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.
Fact
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Fiction
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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furnished
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
gets
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
Greenfield
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
hall
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
handle
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
hour
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
Insight
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
Institute
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
it's
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June
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knows
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late
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
man
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
Mavis
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
meeting
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
night
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
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 It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
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.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
Ormond's
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problem
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
produced
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publication
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real
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regular
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
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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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
S
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Science
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secretary
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sign
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
sitting
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
stayed
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
stragglers
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From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
students
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Sunday
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talent
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
tastefully
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
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.
There
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
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.
use
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From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
walked
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From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
Wallace
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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 June 1963.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was no one standing or sitting around the tastefully furnished entry hall of the Institute of Insight when Wallace Cavender walked into it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was almost half an hour late for the regular Sunday night meeting of advanced students; and even Mavis Greenfield, Dr. Ormond's secretary, who always stayed for a while at her desk in the hall to sign in the stragglers, had disappeared.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly--and he cannot use it if he knows it's honest!
