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Chapter I
_Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk. "No one living can solve the problem," he said. Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk. "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile. "The second generation?"
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “_Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The second generation?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
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From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
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From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
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From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
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From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
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From this reading "The second generation?"
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From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The second generation?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
