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1956
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From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
Amazing
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From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
any
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
assignments
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
blinked
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
bodies
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
bolted
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
bound
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
bove
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
cabin
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
Capella
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
captain's
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
coincide
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
copyright
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
corona
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
crackled
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
Deck
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
decks
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
difficult
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
distances
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
downright
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
etext
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From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
evidence
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Extensive
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
far
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
Fomalhautian
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
freighter
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
Galaxy
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
gave
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
given
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
Glory
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
hummed
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
impossible
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
laggard
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
light
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
man
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
many
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
Mayhem
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
Mercury
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
midway
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
normal
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
October
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From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
Officer
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
orbit
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
picked
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
produced
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From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
publication
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
radioman
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
renewed
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
research
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
S
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
saving
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
signal
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From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
solar
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
some
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
SOS
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
space
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
speed
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
Stories
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From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
subspace
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
sun's
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
system
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
U
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncover
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
up
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From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from _Amazing Stories_ October 1956.
wasn't
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
weird
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From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Mayhem, the man of many bodies, had been given some weird assignments in his time, but saving The Glory of the Galaxy wasn't difficult--it was downright impossible!_ The SOS crackled and hummed through subspace at a speed which left laggard light far behind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The radioman of the Fomalhautian freighter gave the distress signal to the Deck Officer, who looked at it, blinked, and bolted 'bove decks to the captain's cabin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since subspace distances do not coincide with normal space distances, the SOS was first picked up by a Fomalhautian freighter bound for Capella although it had been issued from a point in normal space midway between the orbit of Mercury and the sun's corona in the solar system.
