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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
able
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
attention
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
awareness
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
blinked
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From this reading Malone blinked.
difficult
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
doesn't
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
Dr
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading However, it is difficult to express this notion mathematically."
extend
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
few
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
field
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it is difficult to express this notion mathematically."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
inches
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
increase
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
large
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
limited
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
Malone
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From this reading Malone blinked.
mathematically
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From this reading However, it is difficult to express this notion mathematically."
matrix
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
more
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
most
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
moving
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
notion
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From this reading However, it is difficult to express this notion mathematically."
O'Connor
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
people
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
physical
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
purely
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
put
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
really
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
said
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
say
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
skin
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
space
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
subject
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
surrounding
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From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
teleport
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
teleportation
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From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To put this in a purely physical matrix: one might say that the 'teleportation field' doesn't extend more than a few inches beyond the skin of the subject.
Thus
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "For most people," Dr. O'Connor said, "the awareness of the space surrounding them is limited to a few inches of moving space, no more.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
volume
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From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thus, it would be difficult to teleport anything really large unless one were able to increase the volume of attention, or awareness.
