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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
(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 Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
AnalognounUS /ˈænəlɔːɡ/
something having the property of being analogous to something else
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
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.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
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.
DivAg
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
take in liquids
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
etext
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From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
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
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 1963.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
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 And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
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 "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction September 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.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
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.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
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 September 1963.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
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give something useful or necessary to
From this reading And right now, America is already pressing the limits of fresh water supply....
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
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.
a special situation
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
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.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
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 September 1963.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Earth has more water surface than land surface--but that does not mean we have all the water we want to drink.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know the one thing I really like about working for DivAg?"
