Chapter I

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

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

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965)

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

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

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

a university in England

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

the person or thing chosen or selected

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

someone who is victorious by force of arms

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

freed from enchantment

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

directed downward

From this reading The young man walked with eyes downcast.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

difficult to describe

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

opinion or judgment

From this reading The young man walked with eyes downcast.

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

a young female

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

killing or offering as a sacrifice

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

not subject to the control of the will

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

possessive form of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The young man walked with eyes downcast.

march in a procession

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

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From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

denote or connote

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

the killing of animals (as for food)

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

at some indefinite or unstated time

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

a male human offspring

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

plural of “streamer” — light that streams

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

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

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

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

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading DUSK OF THE GODS 280 SIEGFRIED'S DEATH 294 INTERMEZZO 307 A SPINNER OF SILENCE 315 THE DISENCHANTED SYMPHONY 324 MUSIC THE CONQUEROR 347 MELOMANIACS THE LORD'S PRAYER IN B At the close of the first day they brought Baruch into the great Hall of the Oblates, sometime called the Hall of the Unexpected.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Come, let us march against the powers of heaven, And set black streamers in the firmament, To signify the slaughter of the Gods.

a person who has never had sex

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading The young man walked with eyes downcast.

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From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading AN IBSEN GIRL 118 TANNHÄUSER'S CHOICE 141 THE RED-HEADED PIANO PLAYER 158 BRYNHILD'S IMMOLATION 172 THE QUEST OF THE ELUSIVE 183 AN INVOLUNTARY INSURGENT 196 HUNDING'S WIFE 206 THE CORRIDOR OF TIME 224 AVATAR 240 THE WEGSTAFFES GIVE A MUSICALE 255 THE IRON VIRGIN 268

author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)

From this reading JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The young man walked with eyes downcast.

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

From this reading The young man walked with eyes downcast.