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This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains. But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too! Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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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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From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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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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From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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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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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
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From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
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From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
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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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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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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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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
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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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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1962.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Downstairs, the hotel register told Fredericks that Mr. John P. Jones was occupying Room 1014.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
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.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains.
