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Martyr

Chapter I

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This etext was produced from Fantastic Universe January 1957.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
_Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?
Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.
Why did it have to be his personal fight?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Martyr

Chapter I

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This etext was produced from Fantastic Universe January 1957.
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Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
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_Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?
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Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.
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Why did it have to be his personal fight?

Learner Dictionary

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Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Why did it have to be his personal fight?”

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1957

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From this reading This etext was produced from Fantastic Universe January 1957.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

Alan

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

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.

battle

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

clique

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

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.

Dan

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

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

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

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.

Fantastic

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fight

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fights

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

five

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

Fowler

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This etext was produced from Fantastic Universe January 1957.

hard-hitting

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Why did it have to be his personal fight?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Why did it have to be his personal fight?

hundred

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

independent

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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January

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lucky

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

millions

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

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.

Nourse

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

novel

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

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.

one-man

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

ones

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

perpetual

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

personal

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power

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

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.

Rejuvenation

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

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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seeks

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

select

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

Senator

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

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 Fantastic Universe January 1957.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Why did it have to be his personal fight?

Tough

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.

treated

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

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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Universe

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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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Why

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year

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From this reading _Rejuvenation for the millions--or rejuvenation for the five hundred lucky ones, the select ones, that can be treated each year?

youth

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From this reading Tough, independent Senator Dan Fowler fights a one-man battle against the clique that seeks perpetual power and perpetual youth, in this hard-hitting novel by Alan E. Nourse.