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Chapter I

By Mack Reynolds • Curated US English Learning Edition

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This text was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961

Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

Tweeds were in.

Not to wear tweeds was Non-U.

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Chapter I Reading 1/95

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Chapter I

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This text was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961

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Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

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In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

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Tweeds were in.

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Not to wear tweeds was Non-U.

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1961

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age

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Analog

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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any

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August

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bracket

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copyright

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currently

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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.]

employees

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evidence

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Extensive

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Fact

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Fiction

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

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government

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group

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hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

income

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lived

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Non-U

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

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.]

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

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produced

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publication

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renewed

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research

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Science

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suburb

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text

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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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thirty-five

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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 In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

tweeds

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twenty-five

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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]

uncover

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

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wear

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wearing

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From this reading In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In his income bracket and in the suburb in which he lived, government employees in the twenty-five to thirty-five age group were currently wearing tweeds.