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from one side of something to the other
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
one or some or every or all without specification
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
bartendernounUS /ˈbɑːrtendər/
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
bumnounUS /bʌm/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
checkverbUS /tʃek/
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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etext
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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grabbedverbUS /ɡræbd/
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
cause to move by striking
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
Hoiman's
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1952.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
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Larry
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From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
held up in the air
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
Maloney
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to a great degree or extent
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
NickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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orbitnounUS /ˈɔːrbət/
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
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researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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scratchverbUS /skrætʃ/
cause friction
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
scrawledverbUS /skrɔːld/
past form of “scrawl” — write carelessly
From this reading I scrawled my Larry Maloney across the back of the check and handed it to Nick, the bartender.
smoosh
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From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he grabbed his bum and hit the high orbit._ Pay day!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1952.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _They lifted Hoiman's scratch, thus causing him to lose much smoosh.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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uncoververbUS /ənˈkʌvər/
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
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