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5
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
500
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
adjusted
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
almost
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
Alpine
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
analog
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
analyzed
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
appeared
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
automatically
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
Aztec
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
Base
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
bleeding
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From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
clear
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From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
computers
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
data
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From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
digested
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
display
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
edge
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From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
electromagnetic
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From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
face
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
fairly
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
fed
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
grid
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
information
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
instrument
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
intruder
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
mile
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
moon
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From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
Navy's
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
new
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
picked
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
pip
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
positions
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
race
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From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
Radar
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
rocket
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
S
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
scale
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
Scan
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Aztec seemed to have a clear edge in the race for the moon.
separated
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
Space
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
Station
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
telemetered
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
train
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From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
transferred
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From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
U
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
up
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From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The U. S. Navy's Space Scan Radar Station No. 5 picked up the new rocket before it was fairly into space.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The information was fed into computers, digested, analyzed and transferred to Alpine Base, and thence telemetered to the Aztec where it appeared as a pip on the analog display.
width
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From this reading The grid had automatically adjusted to a 500-mile scale with the positions of the intruder and Aztec separated by almost the width of the instrument face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It clung to it with an electromagnetic train, bleeding it of data.
