used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
in actual fact
From this reading Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
BendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
can't
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From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
CorporationnounUS /ˌkɔːrpərˈeɪʃən/
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
damn'd
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From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
don't
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From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
messnounUS /mes/
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
musclesnounUS /ˈmʌsəlz/
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
without speaking
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
suppressedadjectiveUS /səˈprest/
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
tensenounUS /tens/
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
there's
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From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually.
UtilitiesnounUS /juːˈtɪlətiz/
plural of “utility” — a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
We've
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From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
won't
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From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually.
workshop-laboratory
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From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
You'll
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From this reading You'll be damn'd if you do; You'll be damn'd if you don't._ _We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed...?
