Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

later than; following

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

equally

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

an automaton that resembles a human being

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

react verbally

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading That's what Dugg Quinby thought, anyway.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

for the reason that

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

rid of obstructions

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

possessive form of “council” — a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That's what Dugg Quinby thought, anyway.

in an effective manner

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

divisible by two

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

something acquired without compensation

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

having or manifesting hope

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

by chance

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

being or having the character of a miracle

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That's what Dugg Quinby thought, anyway.

precisely, exactly

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

plural of “robot” — a mechanism that can move automatically

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

the work of a sailor

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

not behaving normally

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

successive (without a break)

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

express a supposition

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That's what Dugg Quinby thought, anyway.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading That's what Dugg Quinby thought, anyway.

propel through the air

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Because, like I kept saying to him, people aren't straight, not even to themselves.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the act of using

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

precisely as stated

From this reading Politics and robots are, alike, very curious things.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But Quinby may have had a miraculous gift of looking straight at problems and at things and at robots and getting the right answer; but he was always too hopeful about looking straight at people.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading That's what Dugg Quinby thought, anyway.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But they're alike in another way--if you look at things straight, and don't throw out answers even if they do seem more than a little screwy, you can use them effectively-- You'd think maybe it meant clear sailing after we'd got the Council's O.K. You'd maybe suppose that'd mean the end of our troubles and the end of android robots for the world.