generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
evasiveadjectiveUS /ɪˈveɪzɪv/
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
GiganticadjectiveUS /dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Gigantic presses told of her neurosis.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
grimnessnounUS /ˈɡrɪmnəs/
the quality of being ghastly
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
growthnounUS /ɡroʊθ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gigantic presses told of her neurosis.
hysterianounUS /hɪˈsteriə/
state of violent mental agitation
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
immutableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmjuːtəbəl/
not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
marionettenoun
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
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 Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
neurosisnounUS /nʊˈroʊsəs/
a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
From this reading Gigantic presses told of her neurosis.
the middle of the day
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
numbadjectiveUS /nʌm/
lacking sensation
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
pressesnounUS /ˈpresəz/
plural of “press” — the state of demanding notice or attention
From this reading Gigantic presses told of her neurosis.
quietedverbUS /ˈkwaɪətɪd/
past form of “quiet” — become quiet or quieter
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then, slowly falling till evening, burst into flame, quieted and slept.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Gigantic presses told of her neurosis.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading In this immutable turning flashed black lines of the growth of the disease.
in the company of; together with
From this reading * * * * * The great city arose with Martin and marched to its hysteria of noon.
wooden-eyed
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From this reading Its people, wooden-eyed, marionette, accepted with grimness; their minds numb and evasive.
