17
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From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
1958
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20
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From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
5
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From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
achedverbUS /eɪkt/
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
(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 _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
BlairnounUS /bler/
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
CongressmannounUS /ˈkɑːŋɡrəsmən/
a member of the United States House of Representatives
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
don't
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From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
DouglasnounUS /ˈdʌɡləs/
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
drizzlenounUS /ˈdrɪzəl/
very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
apart from; not including
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
finely-sifted
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From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
Grayson
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From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
mixverbUS /mɪks/
mix together different elements
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
on one occasion
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
physicistnounUS /ˈfɪzɪsɪst/
a scientist trained in physics
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
select carefully from a group
From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
PoliticsnounUS /ˈpɑːlətɪks/
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
stuffyadjectiveUS /ˈstʌfi/
lacking fresh air
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Politics and science don't mix--except that Congressman Blair had once been a physicist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading His head ached, his nose felt stuffy, and he was tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was good of Grayson to pick him up.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _5:20 P. M., April 17, 1958_ Congressman Douglas Blair shivered a little, turned up his coat collar against the gray drizzle that had been falling like a finely-sifted fog all day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This was The Beginning--but The End was worlds away....
