Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

(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 If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

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

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

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From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading I must have been on the right track, anyhow!

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I must have been on the right track, anyhow!

a person with fair skin and hair

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

touched lightly in passing; grazed against

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

absence of light or illumination

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relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

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From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

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From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

indicating exactness or preciseness

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

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in a gradual manner

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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

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From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I must have been on the right track, anyhow!

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From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

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From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

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From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

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

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

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

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

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From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

plural of “lab” — a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

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the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

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used to say something is possible, or to give permission

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by chance

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading I must have been on the right track, anyhow!

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I must have been on the right track, anyhow!

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

-ing form of “orbit” — move in an orbit

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belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

above and across; more than

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the time that has elapsed

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a collection of objects laid on top of each other

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communicate vividly

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with speed

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the state of being held in high esteem and honor

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

-ing form of “retell” — render verbally

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precisely, exactly

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a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

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man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

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a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

treated with dislike or contempt

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Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

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From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.

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From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

move stealthily

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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

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a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

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not in physical motion

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express in words

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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in spite of the fact that

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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Anti-gravity may be hard to handle--but a woman scorned is still harder!_ Maybe Helene's right in saying that I shouldn't tell exactly how our living room became the training station for Space Satellite One.

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading I must have been on the right track, anyhow!

activity leading to skilled behavior

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From this reading If I don't, though, I'm afraid she'll let it slip out as a deep dark secret to one of her tri-dielectronic bridge friends and it'll be all over the Project as quickly as a pile past critical mass.

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

From this reading Some of it was accidental, certainly, but didn't Wilhelm Roentgen get brushed by the breeze of chance?

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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

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From this reading It certainly wouldn't help my reputation at the labs, especially if in the retelling the facts should become distorted about Gladys, the gently orbiting blonde.