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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
ammonium
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
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.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
Astounding
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
beaten
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
bits
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
burned
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
burnishing
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
change
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
comes
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
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.
countless
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
country
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
cut
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
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.
e-text
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edges
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
enormously
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
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.
explosives
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
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.
feet
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
Fiction
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
form
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This e-text was produced from _Astounding Science Fiction_, September, 1960.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
high
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
inert
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
light
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
like
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
Many
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
mosaic
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
Most
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
nitrate
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
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.
now
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
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.
once
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
Opertal
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
original
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
particular
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
pavement
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
polished
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
pressing
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
Prison
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
produced
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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.
punished
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
reflected
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
remain
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
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.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
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.
rock
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
rough
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
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.
Science
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scuffing
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
seemingly
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
September
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set
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
setting
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
shock
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
smoothed
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
solid
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
stones
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
suffered
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
sun
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
surfaces
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From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
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.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
they're
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This e-text was produced from _Astounding Science Fiction_, September, 1960.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And over those years the stones had suffered change as countless feet, scuffing and pressing against once rough edges, had smoothed the bits of rock, burnishing their surfaces until the light of the setting sun now reflected from them as from polished mosaic.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
triggered
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From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
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.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
useful
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variously
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent ... once they're triggered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This e-text was produced from _Astounding Science Fiction_, September, 1960.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.
years
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From this reading But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished--until the particular shock required comes along...._ Many years had passed since the original country rock had been broken, cut and set, to form solid pavement for the courtyard at Opertal Prison.