used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
asksverbUS /æsks/
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
avails
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From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
cheesenounUS /tʃiːz/
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
contemplations
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From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
dependentadjectiveUS /dɪˈpendənt/
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
DISENTANGLEMENTnoun
the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
divisible by two
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
exaggeratedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪtəd/
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
henbanenounUS /ˈhenbeɪn/
poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
infinities
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From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
inflatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
infusionnounUS /ˌɪnˈfjuːʒən/
a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
KnounUS /keɪ/
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
Khalid
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From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
lullverbUS /lʌl/
calm by deception
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
Mandragoranoun
a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
meltverbUS /melt/
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
poisonverbUS /ˈpɔɪzən/
spoil as if by poison
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
poppynounUS /ˈpɑːpi/
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
ptomainenounUS /ˈtoʊmeɪn/
any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
saladnounUS /ˈsæləd/
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
seedsnounUS /siːdz/
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
in a serious manner
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But the soul is not dependent on health or disease.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
stupefactionnoun
a feeling of stupefied astonishment
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
carry out
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
an old word for “yours”
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
thyself
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From this reading Why take thyself so seriously when a leaf of henbane, taken by mistake in thy salad, can destroy thee?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why this inflated conception of thy Me, when an infusion of poppy seeds might lull it to sleep, even to stupefaction?
unfoldingnounUS /ənˈfoʊldɪŋ/
a developmental process
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What avails thy logic when a little of the Mandragora can melt the material universe into golden, unfolding infinities of dreams?
at the time that
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE DISENTANGLEMENT OF THE ME "Why this exaggerated sense of thine importance," Khalid asks himself in the K. L. MS., "when a little ptomaine in thy cheese can poison the source of thy lofty contemplations?
