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Meet the poet
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           Born: Russia, 1920
           Dead: New York, 1992
           The  author was an  American  biochemist
           and  writer.  In  1939,  he  started  writing
           stories for science fiction magazines, and

           became a full-time writer in 1958. He wrote
           about 500 books (science fiction, science,
           mysteries and fantasy). This story is about
           computerized home schooling.                                 Isaac Asimov


          Word Trove
          attic /ˈætɪk/ : a space or room inside the roof of a building

          scornful /ˈskɔːnfl/ : feeling that something is worthless
          loftily /ˈlɒftɪli/ : something done in a proud manner
          betcha /ˈbɛtʃə/ : bet you (used to express confidence or certainty)
          dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ : a disagreement or argument

          slot /slɒt/ : a narrow opening into a machine


                     Way With Words


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            I   C O M P U T                 E    R U Y         T    arithmetic       attic

            C   Y    R    R    S   C    R   E    E N H         E
            E N      I    H C      A M B N H P                 A      funny       geography

            X   C    E    D P      E O P         L    E   A    C
            C    I   T    E M H         T    I   R A R H              people        school

            T   E    X    T   B O O K            Y    D G E            diary       textbook
            K    L   O O H C            S   N R       S O R

            A   T    T    I   C O N          I   A U E         Y     machine       teacher
            X   E    T    R   C U       S   U    I    T G M

           W T       Z    U    F   E N X D O U D                    computer        screen


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