aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
anew
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
Ashby
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From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
cannot
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From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
Carnahan
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From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
colonizeverbUS /ˈkɑːlənaɪz/
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
datanounUS /ˈdeɪtə/
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
deviseverbUS /dɪˈvaɪz/
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
experimentaladjectiveUS /ɪkˌsperɪˈmentəl/
relating to or based on experiment
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
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on condition that; in the event that
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
immediately past
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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not any; not one
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
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precedentnounUS /ˈpresɪdənt/
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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procedurenounUS /prəˈsiːdʒər/
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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rainyadjectiveUS /ˈreɪni/
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
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successfullyadverbUS /səkˈsesfəli/
with success; in a successful manner
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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in or at that place or location
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
used to ask for information about something
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worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Last year had been the dry one, and it would come again.
wouldn't
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From this reading But they wouldn't be here to see it, Captain Louis Carnahan thought.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Now--about the man and the procedure...._] This was the rainy year.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Doctor Ashby said: "There is no piece of data you cannot find, provided you can devise the proper experimental procedure for turning it up."
