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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 _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
actual
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
All
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ANALOG
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
any
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ANYTHINGpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ...
appeared
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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book
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call
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From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
CANmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ...
characters
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City
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
coincidental
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Company
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
copyright
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
corrected
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ 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 _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ...
Doubleday
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
errors
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evidence
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Extensive
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Fact
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
Fiction
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
fictitious
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Frere
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From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
Garden
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
Gasce
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From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
Inc
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
living
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
man
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From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
Minor
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New
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
note
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
persons
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
publication
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purely
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
renewed
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
research
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
resemblance
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
S
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Science
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
shorter
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
spelling
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ 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 _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
truly
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From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
typographical
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U
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncover
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From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
version
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental._ Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frere Gasce a man whom I may truly call ...
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Minor spelling and typographical errors have been corrected without note.
work
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
York
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From this reading _anything you can do ..._ _Doubleday & Company, Inc._ _Garden City, New York_ A shorter version of this work appeared in _ANALOG Science Fact--Science Fiction_.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ...
