1989
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From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
adaptationnounUS /ˌædəpˈteɪʃən/
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
companiesnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniːz/
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
Didn't
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From this reading Didn't work out.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
filmnounUS /fɪlm/
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
Longo
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From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
engage in
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
MnemonicnounUS /nɪˈmɑːnɪk/
a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
mutualadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtʃuːəl/
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
optimaladjectiveUS /ˈɑːptəməl/
most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Didn't work out.
pitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
express in words
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it can be safe to say that "Johnny Mnemonic" has been the optimal screen experience so far.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We first tried to make a screen adaptation of "Johnny Mnemonic" back in 1989, so we started pitching it around film companies, asking for money.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Robert (Longo, the film director) and I kind of had a mutual experience with it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Didn't work out.
wouldn't
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From this reading If it had been different, I wouldn't probably be here.
