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Chapter IX
* * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth. The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked. It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth. Bramwell was a pitiable figure. Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.”
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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 It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading Bramwell was a pitiable figure.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
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From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading Bramwell was a pitiable figure.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
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From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bramwell was a pitiable figure.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Enough of his mental capacity remained to inform him of his intellectual degeneration.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
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From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It now indicated a higher frequency of radiation-particle penetration than was experienced in any of the Van Allen bands around Earth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bramwell-Faraday screen was turned up to full strength, and still the radiation counter clicked and clicked.
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From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading * * * * * They were three weeks out from Earth.
