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Freedom

Chapter I

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This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
_Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.
It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.
At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Freedom

Chapter I

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This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.
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Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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_Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.
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It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.
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At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.”

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1961

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

aircushion

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Analog

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

any

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

automated

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

baroque

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Basil's

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Bridge

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

catching

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Cathedral

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Colonel

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

convertible

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

copyright

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

crossed

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

dangerous

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From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

debouched

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

Dobryninskaya

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

doctors

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

edge

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

etext

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

evidence

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From this reading 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 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 This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

February

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Fiction

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

Freedom

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From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

get

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Gorki

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

heavy

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

housed

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Ilya

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

immediately

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

indeed

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From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Kaluga

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

largely

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

like

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Ministry

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Moscow

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Moskvocetski

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

old

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

palace

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

paralleled

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Park

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

plague

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

produced

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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

publication

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

Pyarnikskaya

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

reached

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Red

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

renewed

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From this reading 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 Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

River

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

S

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From this reading 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 This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

Simonov

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

Square

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

St

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 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 Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

tooled

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

traffic

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

turned

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.

U

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From this reading 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 Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

very

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From this reading _Freedom is a very dangerous thing indeed.

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 Analog Science Fact & Fiction February 1961.

west

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From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At Dobryninskaya Square he turned west to Gorki Park which he paralleled on Kaluga until he reached the old baroque palace which housed the Ministry.

Zil

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From this reading It is so catching--like a plague--even the doctors get it._ Colonel Ilya Simonov tooled his Zil aircushion convertible along the edge of Red Square, turned right immediately beyond St. Basil's Cathedral, crossed the Moscow River by the Moskvocetski Bridge and debouched into the heavy, and largely automated traffic of Pyarnikskaya.