used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
react verbally
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
bulkyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌlki/
of large size for its weight
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
cushionedadjectiveUS /ˈkʊʃənd/
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading "The second generation?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
Jasso
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From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
set down according to a plan
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
machine'snounUS /məˈʃiːnz/
possessive form of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
not any; not one
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
quizzicallyadverb
in a quizzical and questioning manner
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "The second generation?"
a general conscious awareness
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
solveverbUS /sɑːlv/
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading "No one living can solve the problem," he said.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
superior'snounUS /suːˈpiːriərz/
possessive form of “superior” — one of greater rank or station or quality
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
TernnounUS /tɜːrnz/
small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
From this reading Tern stared at him quizzically and leaned back in the cushioned chair behind his desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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That's
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From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ask a sensible question and you're sure to get a sensible answer--remembering that one man's sense may be a machine's poison!_ Jasso laid the bulky report on his superior's desk.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
wryadjectiveUS /raɪ/
humorously sarcastic or mocking
From this reading "That's encouraging," Tern said with a wry smile.
you're
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