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1939
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From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
5
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From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
able
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
adventure
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
aerial
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
Alien
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
All
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
Author
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
authors
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
bears
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
become
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
cannot
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
decades
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
distance
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
due
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
earth
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
easily
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
effect
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From this reading Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves.
engineers
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From this reading Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves.
enjoy
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
fact
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
fantastic
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
Few
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
fiction
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
get
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
Girl
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
Heaviside
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
imaginative
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
Intelligence
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves.
Jack
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
knack
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
later
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
latest
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
Layer
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
lies
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
Mars
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
most
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
much
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
near
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
o'clock
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From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
other
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
pack
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
penetrated
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
piece
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
present
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
presents
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
Radio
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From this reading Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves.
re-reading
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
reality
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
science
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
scientists
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
September
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From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
sooner
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
stories
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
story
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
surface
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
symphony
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
thrilling
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
today
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
two
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From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
very
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From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was two o'clock in the morning of September 5, 1939.
waves
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From this reading Radio engineers know of the Heaviside Layer from its effect on radio waves.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
well-known
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
Williamson's
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From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _By the Author of "The Alien Intelligence," "The Girl from Mars"_ _Here the well-known author of "The Alien Intelligence" and other thrilling stories presents his latest symphony, a fine piece of aerial fiction._ _Few authors have Jack Williamson's knack to pack their stories with so much adventure and with so much imaginative science.
wondering
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From this reading And while it may be fantastic today, most of it we know, sooner or later, will have become reality._ _All scientists for decades have been wondering what the mysterious Heaviside Layer is.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is very much of a fact, yet no one has ever been able to get near it, due to its distance above the surface of the earth, and till we have penetrated it, we cannot be sure what lies above it._ _We know you will enjoy the present story, which easily bears re-reading from time to time._
