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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 _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
all
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
antonym
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
Barely
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
basic
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
beckoned
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
becomes
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
century
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
conceived
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
confuse
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
deal
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
desperation
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
Earth-type
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
easy
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
elapsed
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
erupted
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
exploration
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
extremely
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
fantasy
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
fervor
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From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
forget
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
frightening
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
fumble
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
galaxy
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
grope
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
Hardly
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
held
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From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
history
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From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
humanity
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
ignorance
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
ignored
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From this reading The question of why was seemingly ignored.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
knowledge
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
lemming-like
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
magnitude
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
man
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
mankind
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
Millions
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
obstacles
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
origin
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
peak
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From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
planet
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
planets
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From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
populating
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
problems
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question of why was seemingly ignored.
race
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From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
reached
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From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
religious
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
seemingly
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From this reading The question of why was seemingly ignored.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
Solar
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
solved
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
space
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
stars
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never in the history of the race had fervor reached such a peak and held so long.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
System
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question of why was seemingly ignored.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Millions of Earth-type planets beckoned and with a lemming-like desperation humanity erupted into them._ _But the obstacles were frightening in their magnitude.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
why
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From this reading The question of why was seemingly ignored.
wisdom
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From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _When a man has a great deal of knowledge, it becomes extremely easy for him to confuse "knowledge" with "wisdom" ... and forget that the antonym of "wisdom" is not "ignorance" but "folly."_ _Hardly had man solved his basic problems on the planet of his origin than he began to fumble into space.
zeal
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From this reading Barely a century had elapsed in the exploration of the Solar System than he began to grope for the stars._ _And suddenly, with an all but religious zeal, mankind conceived its fantasy dream of populating the galaxy.
