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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Astounding
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back
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Big
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
braces
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characters
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colony
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
copyright
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corrected
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
Crack's
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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edge
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
errors
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etext
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evidence
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Extensive
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far
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
Fiction
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gently
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
get
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
hellish
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
just
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
known
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
man
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
methods
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
mining
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
Minor
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Moon's
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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note
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occupied
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
old
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
others
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
Pop
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
produced
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publication
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renewed
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research
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S
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Science
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September
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shack
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
shown
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side
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
spelling
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stand
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
Subscript
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surface
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
typographical
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U
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uncover
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used
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
viewpoint
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
wanted
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
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 _Astounding Science Fiction_ September 1955.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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Young
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From this reading _The old man just wanted to get back his memory--and the methods he used were gently hellish, from the viewpoint of the others...._ Pop Young was the one known man who could stand life on the surface of the Moon's far side, and, therefore, he occupied the shack on the Big Crack's edge, above the mining colony there.
