1953
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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 _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
anew
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
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 young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
on or to one side
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
Barbara
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From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
batteredadjectiveUS /ˈbætərd/
damaged by blows or hard usage
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might be the one.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
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.
placed crosswise
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
etext
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your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
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ExtensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
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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
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
GalaxynounUS /ˈɡæləksi/
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might be the one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
engage in
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
MaplenounUS /ˈmeɪpəl/
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might be the one.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
Noble'snounUS /ˈnoʊbəlz/
possessive form of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
the possibility of future success
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
publicationnounUS /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
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renewedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnuːd/
restored to a new condition
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researchnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃ/
systematic investigation to establish facts
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
scrimnoun
a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
suitcasenounUS /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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.
they'd
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From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
twitchedverbUS /twɪtʃt/
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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uncoververbUS /ənˈkʌvər/
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
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 Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading The young man bent a little under the weight of the battered black suitcase as he crossed Maple and started up Prospect on Miss Noble's side.
a Caucasian
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _She had her mind made up--the one way they'd make her young again was over her dead body!_ Old Miss Barbara Noble twitched aside the edge of the white scrim curtain to get a better look at the young man coming down the street.
