Chapter I

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

later than; following

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

equally

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

having two feet

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a name given to a product or service

From this reading _Care to sire a brand new race?

a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

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From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

past form of “bypass” — avoid something unpleasant or laborious

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading _Care to sire a brand new race?

taking care or paying attention

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

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From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

torn down and broken up

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

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From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

to come or go into

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

the act of escaping physically

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

apart from; not including

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a deliberate act of omission

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the organ of sight

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

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From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

-ing form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

set up or found

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

half of the terrestrial globe

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

not close together in time

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

(used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

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From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

of or befitting a lord

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916)

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the force of workers available

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

past form of “negate” — be in contradiction with

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Care to sire a brand new race?

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From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

not any; not one

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

and nothing more

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

any competition

From this reading _Care to sire a brand new race?

of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

exhibiting or caused by radioactivity

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

travelling about without any clear destination

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

destroyed physically or morally

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the property of being untamed and ferocious

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

in an aggressive manner

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

transport commercially

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

the quality of being similar

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

make (offspring) by reproduction

From this reading _Care to sire a brand new race?

a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

not in physical motion

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

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From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Care to sire a brand new race?

a social division of (usually preliterate) people

From this reading _The first Venusian ship to reach Earth found a single isolated tribe of human beings roving the bushlands of a large island in the southern hemisphere.

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From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

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From this reading Then get aboard the Terra IV, only spaceship to escape demolished Earth, and enter the new-born Venusian sweepstakes_.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

a fabric made from the hair of sheep

From this reading The Earthmen were without exception dark of skin and eye, and their hair, which was jet-black, was as kinky as koola wool.

plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading All were backward to the point of savagery, fleeing in superstitious terror before every attempt at communication._ _Val Conna and his crew--nine tall young men, fair-skinned and lordly and alike enough to have been brothers--made an exhaustive search that carefully bypassed ruined cities still radioactive past the safety point, and after ten days abandoned their quest in disappointment._ _"I find no resemblance between this remnant of Earth's people and ourselves," announced Mach Bren, expedition anthropologist, "except a bipedal structure which only bears out our theory of like species developing on like worlds, and this similarity is sharply negated by impossible divergence in racial characteristics.