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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 Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
the state of being absent
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
AnalognounUS /ˈænəlɔːɡ/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
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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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1963.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
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.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
Esclipus
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From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
essencenounUS /ˈesəns/
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
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at any time
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
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.
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
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factornounUS /ˈfæktər/
anything that contributes causally to a result
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
cause to move by striking
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
involvesverbUS /ˌɪnˈvɑːlvz/
third-person singular of “involve” — connect closely and often incriminatingly
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
MednounUS /med/
a master's degree in education
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
meritnounUS /ˈmerət/
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
no person; not anyone
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
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.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
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.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
overdriveverbUS /ˈoʊvərdraɪv/
drive or work too hard
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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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.
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 The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
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 August 1963.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
transport commercially
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
ship'snounUS /ʃɪps/
possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
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, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
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 August 1963.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
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.
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 August 1963.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Now the essence of a weird problem is that it involves a factor nobody ever thought of before ... or the absence of one nobody ever missed ...
weirdosnounUS /ˈwɪrdoʊz/
plural of “weirdo” — someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
weren't
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From this reading The Med Service people hit strange problems as routine: if they weren't weirdos, they weren't tough enough to merit Med Service attention.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Med Ship _Esclipus Twenty_ rode in overdrive while her ship's company drank coffee.
