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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 And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
activitiesnounUS /ækˈtɪvətiz/
plural of “activity” — any specific behavior
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
(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 And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
AnalognounUS /ˈænəlɔːɡ/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
Barney
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From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
blackmailernoun
a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
ChardnounUS /tʃɑːrd/
beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
competentadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpətɪnt/
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
connounUS /kɑːn/
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
correlationnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈleɪʃən/
a reciprocal relation between two or more things
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
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.
distinguishverbUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
mark as different
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
docknounUS /dɑːk/
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
Dr
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From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
entrepreneurnounUS /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr/
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
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ethicsnounUS /ˈeθɪks/
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
financiernounUS /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
McAllennounUS /məˈkɔːlən/
a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
necessarilyadverbUS /ˌnesəˈserəli/
in an essential manner
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
not any; not one
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
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.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
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.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
predictableadjectiveUS /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/
capable of being foretold
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
pretensenounUS /priˈtens/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
the possibility of future success
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ricketyadjectiveUS /ˈrɪkəti/
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
ruthlessnessnounUS /ˈruːθləsnəs/
mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1961.
squintingadjectiveUS /ˈskwɪntɪŋ/
having eyes half closed in order to see better
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
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.
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.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
a special situation
From this reading _There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.
thirty-sevenadjective
being seven more than thirty
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
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 May 1961.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
hard to endure
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncoververbUS /ənˈkʌvər/
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uninterruptedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪntərˈʌptɪd/
having undisturbed continuity
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
precisely as stated
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
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 May 1961.
which person or people
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading And there is nothing like enforced, uninterrupted contemplation to learn to distinguish one from another...._ Barney Chard, thirty-seven--financier, entrepreneur, occasional blackmailer, occasional con man, and very competent in all these activities--stood on a rickety wooden lake dock, squinting against the late afternoon sun, and waiting for his current business prospect to give up the pretense of being interested in trying to catch fish.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The prospect, who stood a few yards farther up the dock, rod in one hand, was named Dr. Oliver B. McAllen.
