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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
aircars
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From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
AnalognounUS /ˈænəlɔːɡ/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
buildingsnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
copyrightnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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.
Dulaq
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From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
etext
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
expendverbUS /ɪkˈspend/
use up, consume fully
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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figuringnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/
a flash of light (especially reflected light)
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
glidingnounUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of flying a glider
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
how
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From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
ingenuitynounUS /ˌɪndʒəˈnuːətiː/
the power of creative imagination
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
lousenounUS /laʊs/
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
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.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
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.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
pedestriannounUS /pəˈdestriən/
a person who travels by foot
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
railingnounUS /ˈreɪlɪŋ/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
a person, without saying who
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
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.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
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 1963.
thoroughfaresnounUS /ˈθɜːroʊferz/
plural of “thoroughfare” — a public road from one place to another
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
throngedadjectiveUS /θrɔːŋd/
filled with great numbers crowded together
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
toweringadjectiveUS /ˈtaʊərɪŋ/
of imposing height; especially standing out above others
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncoververbUS /ənˈkʌvər/
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Dulaq rode the slide to the upper pedestrian level, stepped off and walked over to the railing.
walksnounUS /wɔːks/
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The city stretched out all around him—broad avenues thronged with busy people, pedestrian walks, vehicle thoroughfares, aircars gliding between the gleaming, towering buildings.
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 Analog Science Fact & Fiction May 1963.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trouble with great ideas is that someone is sure to expend enormous effort and ingenuity figuring out how to louse them up.
