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From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
in addition
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
business-is-business
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
centraladjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
Connor
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From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
DallasnounUS /ˈdæləs/
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
decaynounUS /dɪˈkeɪ/
the process of gradually becoming inferior
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
the act of acquiring something
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
the quality of being humane
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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Jupiterward
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
roused to anger
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
Rhoda
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From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
seeminglyadverbUS /ˈsiːmɪŋli/
from appearances alone
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
ShippingnounUS /ˈʃɪpɪŋ/
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
express in speech
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
switchboardnounUS /ˈswɪtʃbɔːrd/
telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
trivialadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
unwifely
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From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now the central mind was showing signs of decay ... and men went mad._ The trouble began in a seemingly trivial way.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Connor had wanted to speak to Rhoda, his wife, wished himself onto a trunk line and then waited.
a late time of life
From this reading _For thousands of years the big brain served as a master switchboard for the thoughts and emotions of humanity.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was not calling you," he thought back into the line, now also getting a picture, first flat, then properly 3-D and in color.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dallas Shipping here, Mars and points Jupiterward, at your service," said a business-is-business, unwifely voice in his mind.
