1963
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading Practically everybody would agree that this is Utopia....
AnalognounUS /ˈænəlɔːɡ/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
brightenedverbUS /ˈbraɪtənd/
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
dialnounUS /ˈdaɪəl/
the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours
From this reading Ernie turned the dial on his television.
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.
Ernie
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From this reading Ernie turned the dial on his television.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
every person
From this reading Practically everybody would agree that this is Utopia....
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ernie turned the dial on his television.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Practically everybody would agree that this is Utopia....
march in a procession
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
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.
PracticallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading Practically everybody would agree that this is Utopia....
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
televisionnounUS /ˈteləvɪʒən/
broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
From this reading Ernie turned the dial on his television.
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.
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.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction March 1963.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The station he had selected brightened and the face of the set turned from dark to blue.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Ernie turned the dial on his television.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncoververbUS /ənˈkʌvər/
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
UtopianounUS /juːˈtoʊpiə/
a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
From this reading Practically everybody would agree that this is Utopia....
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 March 1963.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Practically everybody would agree that this is Utopia....
