used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading L’ENVOI _The Return of the Sire de Nesle._ A.D.
AbruptadjectiveUS /əˈbrʌpt/
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
Adam'snounUS /ˈædəmz/
possessive form of “adam” — (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
allegiancenounUS /əˈliːdʒəns/
the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
APPARITIONnounUS /ˌæpərˈɪʃən/
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
appealingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
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move towards
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
AthensnounUS /ˈæθənz/
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/
past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
the supreme effort one can make
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challengingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
ConstantinenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəntiːn/
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
convertverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərt/
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
travel across or pass over
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
cynicnounUS /ˈsɪnɪk/
someone who is critical of the motives of others
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading L’ENVOI _The Return of the Sire de Nesle._ A.D.
the specified day of the month
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading L’ENVOI _The Return of the Sire de Nesle._ A.D.
Diogenesnoun
an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC)
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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the male ruler of an empire
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
L'ENVOI
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past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
molestverbUS /məˈlest/
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
Nesle
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and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
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ParthenonnounUS /ˈpɑːrθənɑːn/
the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
possession of controlling influence
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go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading L’ENVOI _The Return of the Sire de Nesle._ A.D.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
only a very short time before
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading L’ENVOI _The Return of the Sire de Nesle._ A.D.
Smote
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From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
soul's
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From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
supernaturalnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
swervedverbUS /swɜːrvd/
past form of “swerve” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
TrophynounUS /ˈtroʊfi/
an award for success in war or hunting
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make an effort or attempt
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
upliftedadjectiveUS /ˈʌplɪftɪd/
exalted emotionally especially with pride
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
VividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading THE APPARITION _The Parthenon uplifted on its rock first challenging the view on the approach to Athens._ Abrupt the supernatural Cross, Vivid in startled air, Smote the Emperor Constantine And turned his soul’s allegiance there.
in the company of; together with
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If cynic minds you scarce convert, You try them, shake them, or molest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Diogenes, that honest heart, Lived ere your date began; Thee had he seen, he might have swerved In mood nor barked so much at Man.
