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4th
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From this reading Remember the 4th!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
actual
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
all
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From this reading Slim Coleman's brain-finder worked all too well!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
brain
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
brain-finder
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From this reading Slim Coleman's brain-finder worked all too well!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
Coleman's
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
consciously
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
contains
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
contended
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
device
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From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
discrepancies
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
events
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
example
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experienced
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
exploring
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
few
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From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
individual
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
like
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From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
means
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
mechanical
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
most
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
much
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From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
often
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
otherwise
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
past
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
people
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From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
received
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
record
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
reliable
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember the 4th!
sense-impressions
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
show
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From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
Slim
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From this reading Slim Coleman's brain-finder worked all too well!
someone's
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Remember the 4th!
then
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From this reading If, as has often been contended, the brain contains a complete record of all events the individual has experienced, consciously or otherwise, then a mechanical means of exploring someone's past might be found.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But few people would like such a device, and those few might like it much too much!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
too
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well
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worked
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would show the discrepancies between the most reliable memories of events, and actual sense-impressions received at the time, for example.
