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1957
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1972
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
amateur
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
Amazing
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
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.
artificial
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
bands
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
broadcast
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
broadcasts
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
came
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
classified
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
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.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
December
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defense
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devise
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
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.
Earth
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
emanations
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
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.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
flooding
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
Florida
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Amazing Stories December 1957.
fumingly
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
ham
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
heard
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
interference
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
machines
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
Mahon-modified
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
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.
nowhere
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
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.
only
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
Osceola
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
picked
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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.
receiver
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
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.
reported
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
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.
rumors
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
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.
science
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
sinister
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
smashing
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
space
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
Stories
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strictly
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
television
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
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.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
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 Amazing Stories December 1957.
TV
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From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
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.
up
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From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
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 Amazing Stories December 1957.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _They were broadcasts from nowhere--sinister emanations flooding in from space--smashing any receiver that picked them up.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The first broadcast was picked up by a television ham in Osceola, Florida, who fumingly reported artificial interference on the amateur TV bands.
world
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From this reading What defense could Earth devise against science such as this?_ The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were still strictly classified, and the world had heard only rumors about them.
