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19
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1933
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2037
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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.
Astounding
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August
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caught
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copyright
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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etext
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evidence
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Extensive
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fifty
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From this reading The United Nations was just fifty years old.
fighting
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From this reading [Sidenote: The whole fighting fleet of the United Nations is caught in Kreynborg's marvelous, unique trap.]
fleet
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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Kreynborg's
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March
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marvelous
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Nations
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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produced
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publication
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renewed
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research
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S
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Sidenote
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Stories
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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trap
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U
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uncover
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unique
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United
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whole
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years
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From this reading The United Nations was just fifty years old.