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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
ain't
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From this reading I ain't too anxious to find it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I ain't too anxious to find it.
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.
for the reason that
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
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 “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
etext
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
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.
experimentsnounUS /ɪkˈsperəmənts/
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
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.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
FictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I ain't too anxious to find it.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
GalaxynounUS /ˈɡæləksi/
a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
I'd
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From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ain't too anxious to find it.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
and nothing more
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
McCarthynounUS /məˈkɑːrθi/
United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
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.
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.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
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.
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 Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
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 _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
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 June 1953.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ain't too anxious to find it.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
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 Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953.
weekendnounUS /ˈwiːkend/
a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _Most experiments were dropped because they failed--and some because they worked too well!_ I just lost a weekend.
