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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
age-old
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
all
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
aloud
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
answer
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
battle
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
Belknap
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
bore
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
brave
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From this reading It was a proud name, a brave name.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
called
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From this reading Daring Moonson, he was called.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
Daring
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From this reading Daring Moonson, he was called.
Deep
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
effective
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
Eternity
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
fear
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
find
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
Frank
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
Future
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
he'd
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
human
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
like
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
man
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
Man's
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
method
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
minds
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
Moonson
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From this reading Daring Moonson, he was called.
most
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a proud name, a brave name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
out
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
perceptiveness
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
pinpointed
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
problem
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
proud
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From this reading It was a proud name, a brave name.
quality
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
rang
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
repeat
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From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
simple
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
solving
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
story
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
tackled
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
Time-Space
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From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
vastness
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
versatile
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From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _The method by which one man might be pinpointed in the vastness of all Eternity was the problem tackled by the versatile Frank Belknap Long in this story.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But what good was a name that rang out like a summons to battle if the man who bore it could not repeat it aloud without fear?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And as all minds of great perceptiveness know, it would be a simple, human quality he'd find most effective even in solving Time-Space._ Deep in the Future he found the answer to Man's age-old problem.
