Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

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

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

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

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading His _room_, far beneath the city.

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From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading His _room_, far beneath the city.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

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From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

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From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

past form of “eliminate” — terminate, end, or take out

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading His _room_, far beneath the city.

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

in a gradual manner

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

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

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

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

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

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

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

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

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

plural of “liquid” — a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

plural of “millennium” — a span of 1000 years

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

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From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

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

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

on one occasion

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

not active or activated

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

your consciousness of your own identity

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

in a sluggish manner

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

a person, without saying who

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

inclined to or marked by drowsiness

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

plural of “tank” — an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

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From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

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

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

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From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

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

From this reading And gradually he came to know that someone had entered the room.

too much to be measured

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

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

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

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From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

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

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what of the other planets?_ Braanol stirred, throbbed sluggishly once, then lay quiescent as his mental self surged up from the deeps of non-entity.

in or at the place that

From this reading Now he could feel the vibra-currents through the liquids of the huge tanks where he had lain somnolent for untold aeons.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _Five millenniums have passed since the loathsome Termans were eliminated from the world of Diskra....