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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
brace
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it works."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
colleagues
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
dials
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From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
distances
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
experimental
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From this reading "True, it is a small-scale experimental model.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
five
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
future
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
hypodermic
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
informed
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "True, it is a small-scale experimental model.
Johnson
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
less
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
like
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
machine
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
Master
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
minutes
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
model
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From this reading "True, it is a small-scale experimental model.
objects
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
Old
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
only
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
operate
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
ounces
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
past
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
platform
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From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
postage
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From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
pounds
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
Professor
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
proudly
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
scale
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From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
sharp
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
small
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From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
small-scale
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From this reading "True, it is a small-scale experimental model.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
three
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
True
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From this reading "True, it is a small-scale experimental model.
twelve
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
two
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The small-scale model looked like a small scale--a postage scale--except for two dials in the part under the platform.
Vignette
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
vignettes
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From this reading _Here is a brace of vignettes by the Old Vignette Master ... short and sharp ... like a hypodermic!_ "The first time machine, gentlemen," Professor Johnson proudly informed his two colleagues.
weighing
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From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will operate only on objects weighing less than three pounds, five ounces and for distances into the past and future of twelve minutes or less.
works
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From this reading But it works."
