1958
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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 _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Jarth Rolan asked anxiously.
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 _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Jarth Rolan asked anxiously.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
Barda
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From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
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.
doesn't
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From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
etext
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
GalaxynounUS /ˈɡæləksi/
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
Jarth
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From this reading Jarth Rolan asked anxiously.
and nothing more
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
LannounUS /læn/
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
march in a procession
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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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 _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
PilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
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.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
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
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Rolan
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From this reading Jarth Rolan asked anxiously.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Pilot Lan Barda pushed him gently back into a seat.
tabunoun
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
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.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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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.
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 Galaxy Science Fiction March 1958.
look attentively
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading _There is a way around every tabu, knock on wood--but just watch out that the wood doesn't knock back!_ "Is it time?"
