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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction April 1963.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
AnalognounUS /ˈænəlɔːɡ/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction April 1963.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
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.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction April 1963.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
balloonnounUS /bəˈluːn/
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
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.
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.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wonder what the equivalent phenomenon at the psychological level might do....
equivalentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading Wonder what the equivalent phenomenon at the psychological level might do....
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction April 1963.
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.
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 April 1963.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction April 1963.
hystericaladjectiveUS /hɪˈsterɪkəl/
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
inflatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Wonder what the equivalent phenomenon at the psychological level might do....
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
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.
phenomenonnounUS /fəˈnɑːmənɑːn/
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction April 1963.
psychologicaladjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading Wonder what the equivalent phenomenon at the psychological level might do....
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.
rubbernounUS /ˈrʌbər/
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
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 April 1963.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I inflated a rubber balloon and set it adrift.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
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.
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 April 1963.
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.
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 April 1963.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The phenomenon of "hysterical strength" at the physical level is well known.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wonder what the equivalent phenomenon at the psychological level might do....
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder what the equivalent phenomenon at the psychological level might do....
