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23
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
36
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
47th
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ACE
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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aliens
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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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argued
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arrangement
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From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
attack
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author
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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blurb
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Book
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From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
camp
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Co
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consisting
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dawn
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deadly
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end
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few
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force
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Front
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fully
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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INC
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
list
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matter
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minutes
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moved
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N
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
New
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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other
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precision
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prepared
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publications
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Publishing
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From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
reconnoitered
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Street
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Survey
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task
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Terran
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text
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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
From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
Throg
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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warning
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West
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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World
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From this reading An Ace Book, by arrangement with The World Publishing Co.
Y
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
York
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From this reading 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
