Chapter I

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

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

perfect or complete or pure

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

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

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

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

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

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

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

with bitterness; in a resentful manner

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

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From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

-ing form of “burrow” — move through by or as by digging

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

rid of obstructions

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

the way of administering a business

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

plural of “conqueror” — someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

the act of discovering something

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

in a decomposed state

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

plural of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

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

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

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

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

plural of “exploration” — to travel for the purpose of discovery

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

set up or found

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

producing no result or effect

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

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From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

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From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

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

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

set up or lay the groundwork for

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

between or among planets

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

the force of workers available

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

a group of people who work together

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

plural of “prairie” — a treeless grassy plain

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

-ing form of “reap” — gather, as of natural products

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

systematic investigation to establish facts

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

occurring with or following as a consequence

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

uttered with a trill

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

cut with a saw

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

plural of “scientist” — a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

the state of being covered with unclean things

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

sprinkled with seed

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

past form of “spawn” — call forth

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

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From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

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

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

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

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

precisely as stated

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

lacking any legal or binding force

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

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

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

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

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.

a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

From this reading And now Earth was reaping a whirlwind of death--weapons futile against the immortal conquerors from another space.

which person or people

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why the men should have brought the discovery to an organization such as the Interplanetary Research Institute, was something not quite clear to Art.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The Void had spawned these hell-creatures of destruction, had sown them deep within Earth's soil.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading They must have known, he reflected bitterly, how utterly bogged down the Institute was, how close to absolute disintegration, from inability to work or progress, and the resultant effect on the morale of the highly trained scientists who made up its staff.

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading Art Douglas saw one of the very first of them, found and brought in by two drivers from the huge steel burrowing worm which was at that time conducting the sub-crust explorations many miles below the rolling Kansas prairies.