Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

react verbally

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

-ing form of “check” — examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

without doubt or question

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

a pass between mountain peaks

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

used of a height or viewpoint

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

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From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

in a questionable and dubious manner

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

likely to fail or make errors

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

a short coat

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

above and across; more than

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

communicate vividly

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

a particular situation

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

plural of “silhouette” — an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the act of perceiving the odor of something

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

the act of storing something

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

past form of “store” — keep or lay aside for future use

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

a state of surviving; remaining alive

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

a small amount (especially of food or wine)

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.

in or at that place or location

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading He had been through that door a thousand times, but the scanner made as elaborate a job of it as if it had never seen him before.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

precisely as stated

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

during the time that

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

a Caucasian

From this reading Re-educating his body was the answer; but the process was so very long...._ The man in the white jacket stopped at the door marked "Re-Education Project--Col. H. H. Mudgett, Commanding Officer" and waited while the scanner looked him over.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It always did, for there was always in fact a chance that it _had_ never seen him before, whatever the fallible human beings to whom it reported might think.

lean and sinewy

From this reading It went over him from grey, crew-cut poll to reagent-proof shoes, checking his small wiry body and lean profile against its stored silhouettes, tasting and smelling him as dubiously as if he were an orange held in storage two days too long.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Clearly, re-educating Man's brain wouldn't fit him for survival on the plague-ridden surface.