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1926
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
1927
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1953
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
23
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
36
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
47th
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
ACE
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
Amazing
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
animal-plant
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From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
based
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
clouds
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From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
copyrighted
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
dense
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From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
Division
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
Dust
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
ForgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
Gernsback
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
gray
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From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
grotesque
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From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
Inc
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
lay
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From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
Mad
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
MADHOUSE
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From this reading NATURE'S MISLEAD MADHOUSE!
MISLEAD
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From this reading NATURE'S MISLEAD MADHOUSE!
N
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
NATURE'S
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From this reading NATURE'S MISLEAD MADHOUSE!
New
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
NightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
Planet
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
Publications
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
Red
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
shone
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From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
Stories
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From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
Street
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
sun
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From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
terrifying
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From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _The Forgotten Planet_ is based upon _Mad Planet_ and _Red Dust_ (copyrighted Amazing Stories 1926, 1927), and _Nightmare Planet_ (copyrighted 1953 by Gernsback Publications Inc.).
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
West
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Beneath dense gray clouds through which no sun shone lay a forgotten planet.
world
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From this reading It was a nightmare world of grotesque and terrifying animal-plant life.
Wyn
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
Y
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.
York
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From this reading ACE BOOKS A Division of A. A. Wyn, Inc. 23 West 47th Street, New York 36, N. Y.