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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 [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
Allen
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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.
arc
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From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
armor
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
Astounding
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
away
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
awkwardly
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
belt
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From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
black
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
bonanza
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
boots
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
bulging
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
bulky
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
comes
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
copyright
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dangerous
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
dangled
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From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
dark
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
death
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
derelict
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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.
electrode
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From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
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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fabric
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Astounding Stories March 1933.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
held
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
helmet
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
huge
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
inflated
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
invisible
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
iron
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
loneliest
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
magnetic
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
manned
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
March
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mass
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
meteor
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
meteoric
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
miner
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
moodily
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
motionless
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
mounted
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
mystery
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
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 [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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.
Osprey
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
panels
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
planet
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
produced
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projection
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
publication
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red
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From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
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.
rocket-flier
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
smallest
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
solar
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
space
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
staring
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
Stories
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straightened
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
system
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
Thad
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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 March 1933.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
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.
vision
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
void
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
Walking
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From this reading Walking awkwardly in the magnetic boots that held him to the black mass of meteoric iron, he mounted a projection and stood motionless, staring moodily away through the vision panels of his bulky helmet into the dark mystery of the void.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wearily
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From this reading [Sidenote: To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.] His "planet" was the smallest in the solar system, and the loneliest, Thad Allen was thinking, as he straightened wearily in the huge, bulging, inflated fabric of his Osprey space armor.
welding
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From this reading His welding arc dangled at his belt, the electrode still glowing red.
