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Plan 9 from Outer Space

But We've Known It for Centuries

(Lesson 7)

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age

an era of history having some distinctive feature
A video clip called Yeah, they been that way all down through the ages.

Yeah, they been that way all down through the ages.
air

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
A video clip called Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.

Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.
answer

a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
A video clip called But you know, I can't help but feel the answer's out here somewhere.

But you know, I can't help but feel the answer's out here somewhere.
answer

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
A video clip called Well, there's only one answer to that Mr. Trent,

Well, there's only one answer to that Mr. Trent,
atom

(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
A video clip called Split the atom.

Split the atom.
atom bomb

a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
A video clip called Then your scientists stumbled upon the atom bomb.

Then your scientists stumbled upon the atom bomb.
badge

an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
A video clip called You know, I'll bet my badge right now...

You know, I'll bet my badge right now...
battle

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
A video clip called In my land, women are for advancing the race, not for fighting man's battles.

In my land, women are for advancing the race, not for fighting man's battles.
blood

the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets
A video clip called They've been mighty useful before on flesh and blood,

They've been mighty useful before on flesh and blood,
board

electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
A video clip called Next time you try that I won't aim at the board.

Next time you try that I won't aim at the board.
bomb

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
A video clip called Then the bomb, then a larger bomb.

Then the bomb, then a larger bomb.
buster

an informal form of address for a man
A video clip called Now you just hold on, Buster.

Now you just hold on, Buster.
celestial

of or relating to the sky
A video clip called Ever to enter a celestial ship.

Ever to enter a celestial ship.
chain reaction

a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next
A video clip called Explode the sunlight here, and a chain reaction will occur, direct to the sun itself.

Explode the sunlight here, and a chain reaction will occur, direct to the sun itself.
chamber

a natural or artificial enclosed space
A video clip called They're in the outer chamber now.

They're in the outer chamber now.
chance

a risk involving danger
A video clip called That's a chance we take.

That's a chance we take.
comprehend

get the meaning of something
A video clip called But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.

But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.
control board

electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
A video clip called Mister, if you don't get away from that control board, I'll show you just how effective they can be.

Mister, if you don't get away from that control board, I'll show you just how effective they can be.
country

a politically organized body of people under a single government
A video clip called You, who wear the uniform of your country. You see, I wear the uniform of my country.

You, who wear the uniform of your country. You see, I wear the uniform of my country.
destruction

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
A video clip called Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.

Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.
development

act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
A video clip called Our entire aim is for the development of our planet.

Our entire aim is for the development of our planet.
enemy

any hostile group of people
A video clip called We did not come here as enemies.

We did not come here as enemies.
explosion

a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
A video clip called The only explosion left is the solaronite.

The only explosion left is the solaronite.
fiend

a cruel wicked and inhuman person
A video clip called I? A fiend?

I? A fiend?
firecracker

firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
A video clip called First was your firecracker...

First was your firecracker...
flame

the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
A video clip called Then we put a flame to the ball.

Then we put a flame to the ball.
flesh

the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
A video clip called They've been mighty useful before on flesh and blood,

They've been mighty useful before on flesh and blood,
gasoline

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
A video clip called Take a can of your gasoline.

Take a can of your gasoline.
gentleman

a man of refinement
A video clip called Explode the sunlight here, Gentlemen, and you explode the universe.

Explode the sunlight here, Gentlemen, and you explode the universe.
glass

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
A video clip called Must be some kind of one-way glass.

Must be some kind of one-way glass.
green

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
A video clip called I tell you one thing, if a little green man pops out at me, I'm shooting first and asking questions later.

I tell you one thing, if a little green man pops out at me, I'm shooting first and asking questions later.
grenade

a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
A video clip called Then your hand grenade.

Then your hand grenade.
harm

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
A video clip called Oh, I assure you, no harm has come to her.

Oh, I assure you, no harm has come to her.
headstrong

habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
A video clip called You're a headstrong young man.

You're a headstrong young man.
hydrogen bomb

a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
A video clip called Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.

Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.
idiot

a person of subnormal intelligence
A video clip called Because all you of Earth are idiots.

Because all you of Earth are idiots.
imagination

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
A video clip called Is it so far from your imagination, they cannot do as I have suggested?

Is it so far from your imagination, they cannot do as I have suggested?
inside

the region that is inside of something
A video clip called Might just as well see what the inside of one of these looks like.

Might just as well see what the inside of one of these looks like.
land

the land on which real estate is located
A video clip called In my land, women are for advancing the race, not for fighting man's battles.

In my land, women are for advancing the race, not for fighting man's battles.
lease

property that is leased or rented out or let
A video clip called Colonel, I've been out here so often you'd think I'd taken a lease on this place.

Colonel, I've been out here so often you'd think I'd taken a lease on this place.
line

a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
A video clip called back along the line of gasoline to can,

back along the line of gasoline to can,
line

a formation of people or things one beside another
A video clip called Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.

Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.
marine corps

an amphibious division of the United States Navy
A video clip called After four years in the Marine Corps?

After four years in the Marine Corps?
meddling

the act of altering something secretly or improperly
A video clip called Well, wouldn't it be better to kill a few now, than with their meddling, permit them to destroy the entire universe?

Well, wouldn't it be better to kill a few now, than with their meddling, permit them to destroy the entire universe?
modern

a contemporary person
A video clip called Modern women.

Modern women.
nation

a politically organized body of people under a single government
A video clip called We'd be even a stronger nation than now.

We'd be even a stronger nation than now.
officer

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
A video clip called Now you stay close to the officer, Honey.

Now you stay close to the officer, Honey.
out

(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
A video clip called But you know, I can't help but feel the answer's out here somewhere.

But you know, I can't help but feel the answer's out here somewhere.
particle

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
A video clip called Now, the gasoline represents the sunlight, the sun particles.

Now, the gasoline represents the sunlight, the sun particles.
patience

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
A video clip called One thing a policeman learns, Mr. Trent, is patience.

One thing a policeman learns, Mr. Trent, is patience.
patio

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
A video clip called Yeah, well, after that apparition that was draped across Mr. Trent's patio...

Yeah, well, after that apparition that was draped across Mr. Trent's patio...
reflection

the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
A video clip called Only my reflection.

Only my reflection.
ruler

a person who rules or commands
A video clip called But those are not my words, those are the words of the Ruler.

But those are not my words, those are the words of the Ruler.
source

the place where something begins, where it springs into being
A video clip called It will explode this source.

It will explode this source.
spread

process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
A video clip called And spread to every place that gasoline, our sunlight, touches.

And spread to every place that gasoline, our sunlight, touches.
stay

continuing or remaining in a place or state
A video clip called Stay here alone? Not on your life.

Stay here alone? Not on your life.
strength

the property of being physically or mentally strong
A video clip called But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.

But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.
sun

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
A video clip called Say... this can of gasoline is the sun.

Say... this can of gasoline is the sun.
sunlight

the rays of the sun
A video clip called Now, the gasoline represents the sunlight, the sun particles.

Now, the gasoline represents the sunlight, the sun particles.
thing

an action
A video clip called One thing a policeman learns, Mr. Trent, is patience.

One thing a policeman learns, Mr. Trent, is patience.
total

the whole amount
A video clip called Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.

Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.
use

the act of using
A video clip called They would be of no use to you now.

They would be of no use to you now.
vehicle

a conveyance that transports people or objects
A video clip called Those you left at the vehicle.

Those you left at the vehicle.
waste

useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
A video clip called It seems such a waste.

It seems such a waste.
weirdie

someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
A video clip called We haven't seen the last of those weirdies.

We haven't seen the last of those weirdies.
aim

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
A video clip called Next time you try that I won't aim at the board.

Next time you try that I won't aim at the board.
assure

make certain of
A video clip called Oh, I assure you, no harm has come to her.

Oh, I assure you, no harm has come to her.
break

force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
A video clip called Looks to me like someone had broken out instead of in.

Looks to me like someone had broken out instead of in.
bring

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
A video clip called Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.

Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.
burn

destroy by fire
A video clip called Where is that burn spot you mentioned.

Where is that burn spot you mentioned.
cling to

hold firmly, usually with one's hands
A video clip called We don't cling to it like you do.

We don't cling to it like you do.
come

extend or reach
A video clip called Oh, I assure you, no harm has come to her.

Oh, I assure you, no harm has come to her.
command

make someone do something
A video clip called We will do as you command. For the moment.

We will do as you command. For the moment.
converse

carry on a conversation
A video clip called I'll turn on the dictorobitary so we may converse with them.

I'll turn on the dictorobitary so we may converse with them.
deal

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
A video clip called Look, Colonel, I'm a policeman. I've got to deal in facts.

Look, Colonel, I'm a policeman. I've got to deal in facts.
drape

arrange in a particular way
A video clip called Yeah, well, after that apparition that was draped across Mr. Trent's patio...

Yeah, well, after that apparition that was draped across Mr. Trent's patio...
expect

regard something as probable or likely
A video clip called What do you expect to find out here?

What do you expect to find out here?
explode

cause to burst with a violent release of energy
A video clip called Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.

Then the hydrogen bomb, where you actually explode the air itself.
faint

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
A video clip called She's only fainted.

She's only fainted.
fight

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
A video clip called In my land, women are for advancing the race, not for fighting man's battles.

In my land, women are for advancing the race, not for fighting man's battles.
figure

judge to be probable
A video clip called I figured that, but that's impossible.

I figured that, but that's impossible.
finish

come or bring to a finish or an end
A video clip called Let him finish.

Let him finish.
get going

begin or set in motion
A video clip called You can never tell. Let's get going.

You can never tell. Let's get going.
get to

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
A video clip called Yes, we've had to use drastic means to get to you...

Yes, we've had to use drastic means to get to you...
go ahead

proceed (with a plan of action)
A video clip called Go ahead, my friend, but move very carefully.

Go ahead, my friend, but move very carefully.
go along

cooperate or pretend to cooperate
A video clip called But, I guess I'll have to go along with you.

But, I guess I'll have to go along with you.
halt

cause to stop
A video clip called They must be halted before they can inform others about us.

They must be halted before they can inform others about us.
harness

exploit the power of
A video clip called Even now, your scientists are working on a way to harness the sun's rays.

Even now, your scientists are working on a way to harness the sun's rays.
hide

prevent from being seen or discovered
A video clip called Wow. How could anything that big hide for so long a time?

Wow. How could anything that big hide for so long a time?
inform

impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
A video clip called They must be halted before they can inform others about us.

They must be halted before they can inform others about us.
know

know how to do or perform something
A video clip called Know how to use one?

Know how to use one?
learn

gain knowledge or skills
A video clip called One thing a policeman learns, Mr. Trent, is patience.

One thing a policeman learns, Mr. Trent, is patience.
leave

act or be so as to become in a specified state
A video clip called But you left us no alternative.

But you left us no alternative.
make up

form or compose
A video clip called A ray of sunlight is made up many atoms.

A ray of sunlight is made up many atoms.
measure

determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
A video clip called Why a particle of sunlight can't even be seen or measured.

Why a particle of sunlight can't even be seen or measured.
need

require as useful, just, or proper
A video clip called You think we'll need these?

You think we'll need these?
pop out

appear suddenly
A video clip called I tell you one thing, if a little green man pops out at me, I'm shooting first and asking questions later.

I tell you one thing, if a little green man pops out at me, I'm shooting first and asking questions later.
possess

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
A video clip called But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.

But the juvenile minds you possess will not comprehend its strength, until it's too late.
represent

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
A video clip called Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.

Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.
saturate

cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
A video clip called Here we saturate the ball with the gasoline, the sunlight.

Here we saturate the ball with the gasoline, the sunlight.
serve

serve a purpose, role, or function
A video clip called Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.

Now you... bring the total destruction of the entire universe served by our sun.
speed

move fast
A video clip called I don't know, the way these things speed around, we might just get in there and pftt off it goes.

I don't know, the way these things speed around, we might just get in there and pftt off it goes.
split

separate into parts or portions
A video clip called Split the atom.

Split the atom.
spread

distribute or disperse widely
A video clip called Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.

Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.
stumble

encounter by chance
A video clip called Then your scientists stumbled upon the atom bomb.

Then your scientists stumbled upon the atom bomb.
suggest

make a proposal, declare a plan for something
A video clip called Is it so far from your imagination, they cannot do as I have suggested?

Is it so far from your imagination, they cannot do as I have suggested?
take

experience or feel or submit to
A video clip called That's a chance we take.

That's a chance we take.
take

assume, as of positions or roles
A video clip called Take a can of your gasoline.

Take a can of your gasoline.
take

take by force
A video clip called But there were others in the car. They'll be taken too.

But there were others in the car. They'll be taken too.
take

take into one's possession
A video clip called Colonel, I've been out here so often you'd think I'd taken a lease on this place.

Colonel, I've been out here so often you'd think I'd taken a lease on this place.
take it easy

settle into a comfortable sitting position
A video clip called If you've done anything to Paula... Take it easy Mr. Trent.

If you've done anything to Paula... Take it easy Mr. Trent.
taken

understood in a certain way; made sense of
A video clip called But there were others in the car. They'll be taken too.

But there were others in the car. They'll be taken too.
talk

exchange thoughts; talk with
A video clip called We came only with friendly intentions. To talk.

We came only with friendly intentions. To talk.
talk of

discuss or mention
A video clip called You talk of God?

You talk of God?
threaten

pose a threat to; present a danger to
A video clip called How then is it mad that one planet must destroy another who threatens the very existence...

How then is it mad that one planet must destroy another who threatens the very existence...
used

employed in accomplishing something
A video clip called This is why any means must be used to stop you.

This is why any means must be used to stop you.
wait

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
A video clip called Shall we talk now, or wait?

Shall we talk now, or wait?
wear

be dressed in
A video clip called You, who wear the uniform of your country. You see, I wear the uniform of my country.

You, who wear the uniform of your country. You see, I wear the uniform of my country.
work on

to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
A video clip called Even now, your scientists are working on a way to harness the sun's rays.

Even now, your scientists are working on a way to harness the sun's rays.
actual

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
A video clip called The solaronite is a way to explode the actual particles of sunlight.

The solaronite is a way to explode the actual particles of sunlight.
both

(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
A video clip called and you two look like you've got a lot of both.

and you two look like you've got a lot of both.
direct

direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
A video clip called Explode the sunlight here, and a chain reaction will occur, direct to the sun itself.

Explode the sunlight here, and a chain reaction will occur, direct to the sun itself.
drastic

forceful and extreme and rigorous
A video clip called Yes, we've had to use drastic means to get to you...

Yes, we've had to use drastic means to get to you...
effective

producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
A video clip called True, they would be effective upon us.

True, they would be effective upon us.
expansive

able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
A video clip called Life is not so expansive on my planet.

Life is not so expansive on my planet.
harmless

not causing or capable of causing harm
A video clip called a harmless explosive.

a harmless explosive.
important

of great significance or value
A video clip called Why is it so important that you want to contact the governments of our Earth?

Why is it so important that you want to contact the governments of our Earth?
larger

large or big relative to something else
A video clip called Then the bomb, then a larger bomb.

Then the bomb, then a larger bomb.
left

not used up
A video clip called The only explosion left is the solaronite.

The only explosion left is the solaronite.
like

having the same or similar characteristics
A video clip called We don't cling to it like you do.

We don't cling to it like you do.
minute

infinitely or immeasurably small
A video clip called The rays of sunlight are minute particles.

The rays of sunlight are minute particles.
one-way

moving or permitting movement in one direction only
A video clip called Must be some kind of one-way glass.

Must be some kind of one-way glass.
outer

being on the outside or further from a center
A video clip called You can open the outer hatch now.

You can open the outer hatch now.
safe

free from danger or the risk of harm
A video clip called Is the, uh, girl safe?

Is the, uh, girl safe?
same

same in identity
A video clip called These are the same men who have been so close so often.

These are the same men who have been so close so often.
strong

having strength or power greater than average or expected
A video clip called We'd be even a stronger nation than now.

We'd be even a stronger nation than now.
thin

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
A video clip called Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.

Now you spread a thin a line of it to a ball, representing the Earth.
useful

being of use or service
A video clip called They've been mighty useful before on flesh and blood,

They've been mighty useful before on flesh and blood,
violent

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
A video clip called Headstrong, violent.

Headstrong, violent.
young

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
A video clip called You're a headstrong young man.

You're a headstrong young man.
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