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Chapter I
_You can and you can't; You will and you won't. 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...? Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually. But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess. Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.”
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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...?”
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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.
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From this reading Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually.
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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 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.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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...?
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From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
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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 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.
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From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won'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...?
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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...?
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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...?
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From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
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From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
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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...?
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...?
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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...?
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.
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From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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...?
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sam Bending looked it over silently; his jaw muscles were hard and tense, and his eyes were the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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...?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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...?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's another possibility, too...._ The workshop-laboratory was a mess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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...?
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.
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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...?
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.
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From this reading _You can and you can't; You will and you won't.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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...?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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...?
