Chapter I

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

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

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

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

of or relating to or comprising atoms

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

having a base

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

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

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

make a strident sound

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

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call forth

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Introduction by_ JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.

United States mythologist (1904-1987)

From this reading _Introduction by_ JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

complete and wholehearted fidelity

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism produced by electric charge in motion

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

plural of “equation” — a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a figure whose sides are all equal

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

draw from specific cases for more general cases

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

yet to be or coming

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

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

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

the act of beginning something new

From this reading _Introduction by_ JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

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From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

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From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading _Introduction by_ JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading _Introduction by_ JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.

in a literal sense

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

engage in

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

and nothing more

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

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the time that has elapsed

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

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capable of happening or existing

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

exert pressure or force to or upon

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the act of giving a false appearance

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

first in rank or degree

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From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a particular branch of scientific knowledge

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

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From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a male human offspring

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

plural of “supplement” — textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

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From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PRIME PRESS Box 2019--Philadelphia 3, Pa.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading In fact, it takes something on the order of an atomic bomb to blast them out of their congenital complacency.

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a special situation

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

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

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

the second nearest planet to the sun

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

From this reading _Introduction by_ JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

which person or people

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

belonging to which person

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _Dedication_: _To James Clerk Maxwell, whose Electromagnetic Equations founded the art of electronics and thus made Venus Equilateral possible...._ _And to my son, George O. Smith (Jg), who may some day work there._ Sometimes it's a little hard to get people to realize that not only has the world changed in the past, but that it is changing now, and will change in the future.

a late time of life

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And it took the literally shocking violence of the atomic bomb to make the general public understand the fact that science-fiction is _not_ "pseudo-science" (that's what you find in Sunday Supplements--fiction, pretending to be science) but an entirely different breed of thing--fiction stories based on science, and attempting to extrapolate the curves of past development into future years.