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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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used to add a contrasting statement
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used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
used to add a contrasting statement
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From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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touching and supported by a surface
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From this reading Iron bars do not confine a Man--only his body.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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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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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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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 1962.
