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aircars
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
all
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
Analog
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
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 The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
avenues
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
broad
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buildings
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busy
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city
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
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.
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.
Dulaq
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effort
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enormous
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etext
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evidence
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expend
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Extensive
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Fact
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Fiction
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figuring
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From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gleaming
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
gliding
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
how
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ideas
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ingenuity
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From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
level
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From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
louse
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From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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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.
off
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From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
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.
out
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From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
pedestrian
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From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
people
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
produced
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publication
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railing
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renewed
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research
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rode
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S
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Science
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slide
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From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
stepped
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stretched
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
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.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thoroughfares
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thronged
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
towering
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trouble
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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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up
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upper
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From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
vehicle
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walked
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walks
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
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 May 1963.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
