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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
one or some or every or all without specification
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Do unto others as you would have them do unto you....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
CapellanounUS /kəˈpelə/
the brightest star in Auriga
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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didn't
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction June 1958.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction June 1958.
ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
the month following May and preceding July
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Matthewa
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Mattie
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From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
others
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
philosophersnounUS /fəˈlɑːsəfərz/
plural of “philosopher” — a specialist in philosophy
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
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researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
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a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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Terra
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From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Do unto others as you would have them do unto you....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction June 1958.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
TombsnounUS /tuːmz/
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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uncoververbUS /ənˈkʌvər/
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
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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 If Worlds of Science Fiction June 1958.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the natives of Capella IV, philosophers at heart, were not ones to ignore the Golden Rule...._ My Aunt Mattie, Matthewa H. Tombs, is President of the Daughters of Terra.
which person or people
From this reading I am her nephew, the one who didn't turn out well.
WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Do unto others as you would have them do unto you....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Do unto others as you would have them do unto you....
