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1953
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
almost
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
anxiously
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
capable
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From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
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 _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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.
elastic
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
etext
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EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
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.
Fiction
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953.
Galaxy
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green
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
Grom
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
incredibly
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
instruments
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From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
mistaking
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From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
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.
November
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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 _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
peered
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
Pid
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
Pilot
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
planet
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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.
race
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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.
rule
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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 This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
single
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
slowed
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
standstill
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
sun
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From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
sustaining
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From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
system
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From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
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.
there
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From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Third from its sun, it was the only planet in this system capable of sustaining life.
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 Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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.
war
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From this reading _Only a race as incredibly elastic as the Grom could have a single rule of war:_ Pid the Pilot slowed the ship almost to a standstill, and peered anxiously at the green planet below.
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 Galaxy Science Fiction November 1953.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Even without instruments, there was no mistaking it.
