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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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accurateadjectiveUS /ˈækjərət/
conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although this novel will give you an accurate and brilliantly vivid picture of what it's like to live through a flood, even more importantly it will show you what the people are like who fought the catastrophe and how those who survived are still fighting.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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a line of approach
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BALLANTINE
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
Bound written or printed works.
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brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
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showing who or what does the action
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a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
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one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
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CatalognounUS /ˈkætəlɔːɡ/
a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
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catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
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CongressnounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/
the legislature of the United States government
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
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disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Now disaster has struck, more than once--terrible and grim.
divisible by two
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FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
floodsnounUS /flʌdz/
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
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inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
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Frederik
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grant freedom to; free from confinement
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usually; as a rule
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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
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not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Now disaster has struck, more than once--terrible and grim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
how
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hurricanesnounUS /ˈhɜːrəkeɪnz/
plural of “hurricane” — a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
importantlyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəntli/
in an important way or to an important degree
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INCnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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it's
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Kornbluth
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a room where books are kept
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prefer or wish to do something
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be an inhabitant of or reside in
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
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NortheastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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on one occasion
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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Pohl
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precisely, exactly
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give an exhibition of to an interested audience
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plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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not in physical motion
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(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Now disaster has struck, more than once--terrible and grim.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading Although this novel will give you an accurate and brilliantly vivid picture of what it's like to live through a flood, even more importantly it will show you what the people are like who fought the catastrophe and how those who survived are still fighting.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Now disaster has struck, more than once--terrible and grim.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now disaster has struck, more than once--terrible and grim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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from one end or side of something to the other
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
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used to ask for information about something
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used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _By Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth_ This novel takes you right into the heart of the _new_ flood country, the Northeast United States which had generally been free of hurricanes and attendant floods.
which person or people
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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the person or people being spoken to
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