1971
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From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
1973
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From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
1983
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From this reading By 1983 there were too many of them.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
(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 By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
areasnounUS /ˈeriəz/
plural of “area” — a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
bombed-out
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From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
brought into existence
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
climatenounUS /ˈklaɪmət/
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
electronnounUS /ˌɪˈlektrɑːn/
an elementary particle with negative charge
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
being one more than ten
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/
plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
lackingadjectiveUS /ˈlækɪŋ/
inadequate in amount or degree
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading By 1983 there were too many of them.
microscopenounUS /ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/
magnifier of the image of small objects
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
moronsnounUS /ˈmɔːrɑːnz/
plural of “moron” — a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
MutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
absolutely essential
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
popularlyadverbUS /ˈpɑːpjələrli/
among the people
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
preservesnounUS /prəˈzɜːrvz/
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
RetaliationnounUS /riˌtæliˈeɪʃən/
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
scientistsnounUS /ˈsaɪəntɪsts/
plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
solutionnounUS /səˈluːʃən/
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
sterilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsterəlaɪzd/
made infertile
From this reading Parents and offspring were sterilized and the offspring placed in state institutions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
war-that-no-one-started
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From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
in or at the place that
From this reading A new solution to the impossible situation was tried, large isolated areas in the south where the climate was mild were made into preserves for them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By 1973, with the aid of the electron microscope, the scientists had learned all about it.
a late time of life
From this reading _The hunters were necessary, of course--but there was the other side of the picture too._ _The first of the_ morons, _as they were popularly called, though they were totally lacking in intelligence, were born in 1971, eleven years after the Mutual Retaliation phase of the big war-that-no-one-started, the majority of them near the big, bombed-out cities.
