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The Wasp Woman

Right in Front of Our Noses

(Lesson 5)

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accident

an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
A video clip called It's been three days since the accident, Jan,

It's been three days since the accident, Jan,
address

(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
A video clip called No home address, no former employer, no phone.

No home address, no former employer, no phone.
address

the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
A video clip called You got her address handy?

You got her address handy?
auto

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
A video clip called There's a John Doe down at central emergency, auto accident.

There's a John Doe down at central emergency, auto accident.
boy

a youthful male person
A video clip called You're sure he's our boy?

You're sure he's our boy?
brain

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
A video clip called And even if he does, who knows how badly his brain has been damaged.

And even if he does, who knows how badly his brain has been damaged.
brain damage

injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently); can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc.
A video clip called He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...

He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...
cab

a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
A video clip called Mary, get my coat and Lane, get a cab downstairs.

Mary, get my coat and Lane, get a cab downstairs.
chance

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
A video clip called This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.

This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.
coma

a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
A video clip called and no sign of improvement, he's still in a coma.

and no sign of improvement, he's still in a coma.
confounded

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
consciousness

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
A video clip called He may never regain consciousness.

He may never regain consciousness.
contusion

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
A video clip called Head injury, general contusion to the body.

Head injury, general contusion to the body.
copy

a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
A video clip called Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.

Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.
day

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
A video clip called It's been three days since the accident, Jan,

It's been three days since the accident, Jan,
decision

the act of making up your mind about something
A video clip called It's my decision.

It's my decision.
description

a statement that represents something in words
A video clip called There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.

There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.
doctor

a licensed medical practitioner
A video clip called You heard what the doctor said.

You heard what the doctor said.
downstairs

on or of lower floors of a building
A video clip called Mary, get my coat and Lane, get a cab downstairs.

Mary, get my coat and Lane, get a cab downstairs.
drawer

a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
A video clip called Right here in my drawer.

Right here in my drawer.
emergency

a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
A video clip called Central emergency.

Central emergency.
employee

a worker who is hired to perform a job
A video clip called Mr. Zinthrop wasn't a... a conventional employee.

Mr. Zinthrop wasn't a... a conventional employee.
employer

a person or firm that employs workers
A video clip called No home address, no former employer, no phone.

No home address, no former employer, no phone.
expense

amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
A video clip called I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.

I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.
head

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
A video clip called Head injury, general contusion to the body.

Head injury, general contusion to the body.
home

where you live at a particular time
A video clip called No home address, no former employer, no phone.

No home address, no former employer, no phone.
hour

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
A video clip called Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.

Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.
hours

a period of time assigned for work
A video clip called I'll give it another 48 hours.

I'll give it another 48 hours.
identification

evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
A video clip called There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.

There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.
improvement

a change for the better; progress in development
A video clip called and no sign of improvement, he's still in a coma.

and no sign of improvement, he's still in a coma.
injury

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
A video clip called Head injury, general contusion to the body.

Head injury, general contusion to the body.
john doe

an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings
A video clip called There's a John Doe down at central emergency, auto accident.

There's a John Doe down at central emergency, auto accident.
kind

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
A video clip called Who's the best man for this kind of injury?

Who's the best man for this kind of injury?
letter

a written message addressed to a person or organization
A video clip called The letter.

The letter.
man

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
A video clip called Who's the best man for this kind of injury?

Who's the best man for this kind of injury?
manhattan

one of the five boroughs of New York City
A video clip called Uhhuh, 946 West 73rd Street, Manhattan.

Uhhuh, 946 West 73rd Street, Manhattan.
middle

an area that is approximately central within some larger region
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
month

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
A video clip called You say he came here about a month ago.

You say he came here about a month ago.
nose

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
A video clip called Right in front of our noses.

Right in front of our noses.
personnel

the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
A video clip called He didn't go through regular personnel.

He didn't go through regular personnel.
phone number

the number is used in calling a particular telephone
A video clip called Her phone number.

Her phone number.
program

a radio or television show
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
qualitative analysis

the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
A video clip called I could run a qualitative analysis.

I could run a qualitative analysis.
responsibility

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
A video clip called I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.

I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.
sign

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
A video clip called and no sign of improvement, he's still in a coma.

and no sign of improvement, he's still in a coma.
smock

a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
A video clip called There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.

There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.
specialist

an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
A video clip called Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.

Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.
story

a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
A video clip called This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.

This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.
street

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
A video clip called Well, how did he come here, Miss Starlin? He just didn't walk in off the street, did he?

Well, how did he come here, Miss Starlin? He just didn't walk in off the street, did he?
thing

an artifact
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
top

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
A video clip called Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.

Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.
way

how something is done or how it happens
A video clip called This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.

This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.
yes

an affirmative
A video clip called Yes, Miss Starlin.

Yes, Miss Starlin.
bust

search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
A video clip called It might be better if I busted in on her cold.

It might be better if I busted in on her cold.
care

feel concern or interest
A video clip called I don't care what it costs.

I don't care what it costs.
check

verify by consulting a source or authority
A video clip called Get right on it, Jerry, and check back with me as soon as you can.

Get right on it, Jerry, and check back with me as soon as you can.
come

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
A video clip called You say he came here about a month ago.

You say he came here about a month ago.
cost

be priced at
A video clip called I don't care what it costs.

I don't care what it costs.
damage

inflict damage upon
A video clip called And even if he does, who knows how badly his brain has been damaged.

And even if he does, who knows how badly his brain has been damaged.
fill

fill or meet a want or need
A video clip called There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.

There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.
give

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
A video clip called Well, you haven't given me very much to go on.

Well, you haven't given me very much to go on.
give

dedicate
A video clip called I'll give it another 48 hours.

I'll give it another 48 hours.
go

follow a procedure or take a course
A video clip called He didn't go through regular personnel.

He didn't go through regular personnel.
go on

continue a certain state, condition, or activity
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
have

go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
A video clip called He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...

He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...
hear

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
A video clip called You heard what the doctor said.

You heard what the doctor said.
imagine

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
A video clip called Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.

Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.
look

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
A video clip called Well, it looks like we've got him.

Well, it looks like we've got him.
lunch

take the midday meal
A video clip called Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.

Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.
make

make or cause to be or to become
A video clip called Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.

Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.
mean

mean or intend to express or convey
A video clip called Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.

Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.
prepare

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
A video clip called This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.

This way she'll have a chance to prepare a story.
regain

get or find back; recover the use of
A video clip called He may never regain consciousness.

He may never regain consciousness.
run

direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
A video clip called I could run a qualitative analysis.

I could run a qualitative analysis.
start

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
A video clip called This is just like starting from scratch.

This is just like starting from scratch.
take

take into one's possession
A video clip called I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.

I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.
take

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
A video clip called I was going to take that one to Bill and Mr. Cooper at first...

I was going to take that one to Bill and Mr. Cooper at first...
take over

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
A video clip called you can take over the laboratory, Arthur.

you can take over the laboratory, Arthur.
tell

discern or comprehend
A video clip called Just how much we can't tell as yet.

Just how much we can't tell as yet.
think

judge or regard; look upon; judge
A video clip called The letter's been taken and you think you know who took it, is that right?

The letter's been taken and you think you know who took it, is that right?
use

use up, consume fully
A video clip called He can't have used it all.

He can't have used it all.
walk in

enter by walking
A video clip called Well, how did he come here, Miss Starlin? He just didn't walk in off the street, did he?

Well, how did he come here, Miss Starlin? He just didn't walk in off the street, did he?
wear

be dressed in
A video clip called There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.

There's no identification on him but he was wearing a lab smock and fills Zinthrop's description.
best

(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities
A video clip called Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.

Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.
best

(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
A video clip called I think it best we wait.

I think it best we wait.
better

(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
A video clip called It might be better if I busted in on her cold.

It might be better if I busted in on her cold.
central

in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
A video clip called Central emergency.

Central emergency.
cold

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
A video clip called It might be better if I busted in on her cold.

It might be better if I busted in on her cold.
conventional

following accepted customs and proprieties
A video clip called Mr. Zinthrop wasn't a... a conventional employee.

Mr. Zinthrop wasn't a... a conventional employee.
definite

known for certain
A video clip called He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...

He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...
duplicate

identically copied from an original
A video clip called Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.

Before I went to lunch I made a duplicate copy of Mr. Zinthrop's letter.
first

preceding all others in time or space or degree
A video clip called I was going to take that one to Bill and Mr. Cooper at first...

I was going to take that one to Bill and Mr. Cooper at first...
former

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
A video clip called No home address, no former employer, no phone.

No home address, no former employer, no phone.
full

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
A video clip called I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.

I'll take full responsibility for the expenses.
general

applying to all or most members of a category or group
A video clip called Head injury, general contusion to the body.

Head injury, general contusion to the body.
good

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
handy

easy to reach
A video clip called You got her address handy?

You got her address handy?
hard

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
A video clip called It's hard to say, Miss Starlin.

It's hard to say, Miss Starlin.
hurt

suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
A video clip called Is he badly hurt?

Is he badly hurt?
incredible

beyond belief or understanding
A video clip called It's incredible.

It's incredible.
like

resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
A video clip called Well, it looks like we've got him.

Well, it looks like we've got him.
long

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
A video clip called How long before you'll know?

How long before you'll know?
more than

(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
A video clip called Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.

Every hour he's gone, it means more than you can possibly imagine.
much

(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent
A video clip called Well, you haven't given me very much to go on.

Well, you haven't given me very much to go on.
original

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
A video clip called But then I thought that the original would be better.

But then I thought that the original would be better.
other

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
A video clip called Maybe one of the other drawers?

Maybe one of the other drawers?
regular

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
A video clip called He didn't go through regular personnel.

He didn't go through regular personnel.
right

free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
A video clip called Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, that's right.
several

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
A video clip called Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.

Well, there's several top specialists. Get the best.
severe

intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
A video clip called He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...

He's had a severe injury and there's definite brain damage...
vital

urgently needed; absolutely necessary
A video clip called Time is vital, Mr. Hellman.

Time is vital, Mr. Hellman.
all right

an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence
A video clip called We'll find him all right.

We'll find him all right.
always

at all times; all the time and on every occasion
A video clip called Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.

Confounded thing, always goes on the fritz right in the middle of a good program.
as yet

used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
A video clip called Just how much we can't tell as yet.

Just how much we can't tell as yet.
back

in or to or toward a former location
A video clip called Get right on it, Jerry, and check back with me as soon as you can.

Get right on it, Jerry, and check back with me as soon as you can.
badly

to a severe or serious degree
A video clip called Is he badly hurt?

Is he badly hurt?
better

comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
A video clip called But then I thought that the original would be better.

But then I thought that the original would be better.
but then

(contrastive) from another point of view
A video clip called But then I thought that the original would be better.

But then I thought that the original would be better.
even

used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected
A video clip called And even if he does, who knows how badly his brain has been damaged.

And even if he does, who knows how badly his brain has been damaged.
from scratch

from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages
A video clip called This is just like starting from scratch.

This is just like starting from scratch.
in front

at or in the front
A video clip called Right in front of our noses.

Right in front of our noses.
just

indicating exactness or preciseness
A video clip called Just how much we can't tell as yet.

Just how much we can't tell as yet.
later

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
A video clip called Sooner or later we find them all.

Sooner or later we find them all.
right

precisely, exactly
A video clip called Right here in my drawer.

Right here in my drawer.
sooner

comparatives of `soon' or `early'
A video clip called Sooner or later we find them all.

Sooner or later we find them all.
very

to a great extent or degree
A video clip called Well, you haven't given me very much to go on.

Well, you haven't given me very much to go on.
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