Sentence:  It isn't until three chapters later that this <WSD>groundling</WSD> receives a name—Adam; at that point, the <WSD>groundling</WSD> is no longer referred to as “it” in the text, but becomes “him.” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Adam, before eating the apple of knowledge of good and evil (emphasizing his creation from the ground).