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1931
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
aghast
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
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.
assistant
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Astounding
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
atomic
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
Benjamin
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
big
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
central
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
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.
Crystals
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
deadline
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
death
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
Devil
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
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.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
door
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
etext
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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.
eyes
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Facing
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
fiancee
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
figure
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
floor-plate
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
focus
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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greeted
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
hostile
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
Joan
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
laboratory
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Larry
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
Marlowe
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Marlowe's
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
niece
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
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.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
old
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
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.
opened
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Powell
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Powell's
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
produced
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projector
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
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.
raids
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
rat-men
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
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.
September
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sight
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
six-hour
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
slender
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
startled
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
Stories
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From this reading This etext was produced from Astounding Stories September 1931.
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 Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
then
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From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
There
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From this reading There on the central floor-plate directly in the focus of the big atomic projector stood the slender figure of Joan Marlowe, old Benjamin Marlowe's niece and Larry Powell's fiancee.
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 Astounding Stories September 1931.
tinkling
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
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.
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 Astounding Stories September 1931.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Benjamin Marlowe and his young assistant, Larry Powell, opened the door of the Marlowe laboratory, then stopped aghast at the sight which greeted their startled eyes.
world
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
young
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From this reading Facing a six-hour deadline of death, young Larry raids a hostile world of rat-men and tinkling Devil Crystals.
