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Loveless
Jul 2016
Knock knock
"Anyone there?" he heard someone saying it while knocking at the door. That one knocking the door had a voice of a child. The voice was soft and with this the old man inside the house guessed the age of child to be probably five to six years.
"Hellooo" the kid said again. He was continuously knocking the door.
Child continued to knock for a little while.
"I know you are inside there, please respond"
Child said pleadingly.
"Go away, no one is here" the old man said furiously. He was frustrated.
"Oh! Here you are" child responded "Dr Adam, I need help, I am..." the child couldn't complete the sentence, and the old man's heard a thud which was supposedly bigger than a knock. Possibly his head had banged against the door. Something had happened, the old man knew.
The old man was a loner but he wasn't heartless to not check on the kid. He bookmarked the page and kept the book he was reading on the table. He stood up and started to walk towards the door. He put down the chain and then opened the door slowly.
The child was holding on the door. As the old man opened the door the child could barely keep standing for some moments and he started to fall near the man's legs. Old man was quick and he put his hand below the child so he couldn't fall on the floor.
The old man grasped the hand of the boy to check his pulse. The boy was still alive though there was something weird about his pulse. It was weak, he could barely sense it and the pulse was low to around forty per minute. He was still breathing. The child was unconscious.
The old man grasped that kid in his arms and took him to his bedroom, situated upstairs on right corner of the house. He placed that kid on the bed which was still as fluffy as a new bed would be. It's been years since that old man was back to his bedroom. He used to sleep mostly in his chair while reading. He placed pillow under the kid's head and went back downstairs to other room.
That room didn't looked like a room, it looked more like a library. The room was large and there were books everywhere. His hand written notes and research was all scattered in the room. And the old man grasped they book he left on the table and continued reading.
Some hours passed and the old man heard the door opening upstairs. The child had woken up, he knew. The old man grabbed some fruits lying in the basket and went upstairs. The kid was just out of the room.
"Hey kid, you can still rest a little, and if you don't want to rest, you can have these fruits and go"
"Dr. Adam!?"
"Yes"
"I'm dying."
The old man was speechless as he heard these words from that little child. Many patients had come to him before, knocking on his door, to help them but he had left his profession because of one accident. All of them had to go back. He didn't even opened his door to anyone before. But now he had a child in front of him, who said he was dying and this left the old man speechless.
"Go to the hospital kid, I can't help you. I do not operate anymore"
"I went to the hospital. The disease I have have no cure. Not a single of them can cure me"
"Then how do you think I'd be able to cure you?"
"My disease makes my heart weaker by the moment it beats"
The old man knew this disease. All he could do was just stare at that kid and listen to him.
"They told me that long ago, a genius researched upon something and came across a cure to everything. And in that time, a kid had the same disease as me. He could die anytime. That genius used his talents to give that kid a new life. He cured that child and that child lived for a day but something happened and the disease of kid returned. This time, a million time worse and the kid died."
A silence followed after the kid.
"That genius was you Dr Adam . You had saved that kid before, even for just some days, but only you were the one to be able to find its cure. Save me doctor. Save me."
"I... I can't..." for the first time in years, the old man was not rude. His voice was trembling. In his eyes was fear. His north had dried up. He couldn't speak another word.
He was taken aback. He was looking in the eyes of that kid and in those little eyes of that kid was hope. Blue eyes of that kid were same as that of Nicholas, that kid the old man failed to save life of.
And the old man went to a state of trance and started to wonder in the memories thirty years back.
He was young back then. He was a genius. He learned to speak when he was just six months old. At three he used to solve maths problems easily that were hard for child double his age. His parents knew he was talented and so they gave him best education they could. He completed his doctorate degree at the age of seventeen when most of the people his age would be looking for what to do. He was a prodigy.
He joined a hospital. And started to operate on people. The operations that looked hard to normal one, he was able to do without a sweat. He wanted to do more. And so he got a home for himself where he could work in peace. He started on researching the cure of everything. He would think, search and experimented alone.
One morning, two years later, he found that any disease can be cured using magic. The magic that provides energy and makes life energy so strong that the body itself heals itself.
He was happy that day. He went to hospital to break out the news to everyone. But on his way, he found a small kid, of five years, laying on the bed.
"Hey kid" he said to the child.
"Hello doctor..."
"My name is Adam. What's your name"
"I'm Nicholas, doctor Adam"
"What happened to you Nicholas"
"I don't know."
"Don't worry, you'll be alright. I promise you"
"Thank you Dr Adam" the child smiled. That smile was so full of feelings that it made Adam more happy from inside. That smile had touched his heart. He just wanted to make that kid more happy by curing him of whatever he had. He made a promise to himself that he would cure that kid before telling upon his research to everyone.
He ran across the hospital and went to the other room where the doctors handling the patients of that room were.
"Hey Robert"
"Hello sir" though Robert was ten years older than Adam but still he used to call Adam sir because Adam was a lot more senior than him because of his knowledge.
"Whats up with Nicholas"
"That small boy"
"Yes"
"Actually, we don't know anything yet"
"What?"
"We've never seen such disease yet"
"What is with that disease"
"His heart is losing strength by the moment it beats. A severe pain was in his heart for unknown reasons pops up whenever. And he sometimes loses his consciousness at random times. That's one of a kind case. He can die at any time."
The young prodigy was speechless for the first time. His thoughts took him to another world. He was broken because he thought he couldn't help that kid. And then he heard a scream coming from the same place Nicholas was in.
He ran back to there. Nicholas was holding his heart with one hand and screaming. The pain was immense. Beyond measure of one's imagination. The eyes were flooded with tears. This view shocked Adam. He had never heard anyone shriek that loud in his whole life.
He went near Nicholas and held him up in his arms. He hugged him close and said that everything will be alright. The child's voice somehow lowered. After some moments, that. stopped crying and just stayed in his arms.
"Save me Dr Adam! Save me" the kid said sobbingly and then collapsed under his hands and got unconscious.
For the first time in his life the doctor felt helpless. He realized how precious life was. And he could not help that kid. The young man started crying. And suddenly a bright idea struck his mind. He thought of using the magic he researched for to cure this child.
"I will save you kiddo, I definitely will" he said to that small kid and then turned to Robert who had followed him
"Robert, can you take him to the operating table please"
"Yes but first tell me what are you going to do"
"I will tell you later. Just trust me and take him to there" Adam gave that kid to Robert and started to go out "I need to go back home for a bit. I'll be back quick" he said to Robert hurriedly and ran back to home. He needed to see the procedure again. He didn't wanted to do any mistake. Though he had not done any experiment to any animal, he was still confident in his research.
He came back to home, took out some notes of his from his book and started to read them. Then after some minutes, he ran back to hospital along with those notes. He just went to the room where the kid was. Robert was there near the table and the child still knocked unconscious and laying on the operating table.
"Thank you Robert. Can you please leave us alone now"
"But what are you going to do now?"
"Cure him"
"But how?"
"I can't tell you now but I will surely cure him"
Robert was still reluctant but he knew that Adam may have come up with some way of curing that child
"Trust me, I will surely" Adam said
And with that Robert finally left from there.
The doctor begin the procedure and he placed his palm on the child's heart tenderly. Then he closed his eyes and then had his other hand up. The other hand was open like he was gathering something from sky inside his hand. He was channeling the energy of the universe too the life energy of the kid.
The man could feel it running through his body. It was like the kid's energy was faint green in color and the energy in his hand was vibrant blue which was intense. The blue energy went from his hand to the other hand was going to the child's energy and making it stronger. But Adam didn't knew why there were two colors of energy. There was something wrong, he felt but nevertheless he continued to channel. Gradually the energy inside kid began to grow and it was full again. Like the color of child's energy was not blue but with little faint green inside.
Adam withdrew his hand. Nicholas was still breathing and seemed to be in good shape. Adam knew he was successful but he knew something,even if it were a little thing, had been wrong. And he sank back in the chair nearby.
After some moments the kid opened his eyes and sat on the table
"How are you feeling kiddo?" he asked standing from chair
"I... I feel... I feel fine doctor" Nicholas said. He was touching his heart like he was wondering what happened. He felt better than before. He felt that he is all alright.
"I feel good doctor" Nicholas said "I feel great" he added. He had a smile on his face. He felt rejuvenated. He was happy. Adam had a sigh of relief.
"How did you do it doctor?"
"Do what?"
"Cure me. How did you cure me? They said that my disease couldn't be cured by any medicine or surgery"
"Well...." Adam didn't knew what to say
"Tell me please. How did you?"
"Magic" and Adam smiled. He had told the truth though Nicholas didn't thought it was truth. This made nicholas laugh.
"Thank you... My magician" and they both started to laugh again. They both were happy.
"Come on now. Let me take you to your bed" and he grasped Nicholas in his arms and took him to his bed.
"I want to go home, not this bed"
"We still need to keep you under observation for a while still kiddo. So be a good boy"
"Ok magician, I will be a good boy"
Robert was there. Looking for other patients. He looked at the boy and observed him. He saw no marks, and realized surgery or something had not been done. And he later real used that pulse of the kid was normal now. And the child was smiling.
"How did you did that sir?" he asked Adam
"Ask the kid, he knows" and Robert looked at the kid
"He did magic doctor" and they both started to laugh while Robert looked puzzled. But Robert knew that the prodigy must have made some discovery and that's how he cured him and Adam want to give surprise to others.
"Congrats magician" Robert joined them.
"Robert can you help me in observing this child. I want to make sure he is all alright"
"I will sir" Robert said
They both did some tests that day along with looking after other patients. The strength of the heart of that boy had returned and heart beat was normal with no pain burst or unconsciousness for whole day.
Adam said final good night to the kid and went to his home to get some rest after informing Nicholas they he will be discharged tomorrow.
Adam dozed off to sleep quick that night. But he had a nightmare. He saw those two energies blue and faint green that were slowly disappearing. Darkness was consuming them both as they mixed. And then there was complete darkness. He heard a terrible scream of pain an then he woke up.
He couldn't wait there. He had to go back to hospital to check on Nicholas again. He dressed quick and ran to hospital. The was doctor Jack at night duty near the bed of that kid.
And that kid was laying silent. Adam held his hand. But he felt nothing. He then tried to feel heart beats but nothing again.
"What happened here?" Adam asked furiously to Jack
"Some minutes ago, we hard a loud scream for just a second or two and we realized it was Nicholas. By the time we reached here, it was all over. His heart had stopped beating"
"No that can't be" Adam said. How heart had broke.
"That disease had no cure Adam. At least you tried" Jack said
"No I should have been able to save him, I could have if I knew more, I could have" the tears of Adam flowed like an endless river of grief.
He left his profession that day. He wanted to search for the answers. He wanted to perfect his magic. He wanted not to let someone else die like that kid again. He made his home a library. He got many books. He kept on studying. He studied so much that many times he forgot to eat for days. Some books he wrote himself while researching upon. And so years passed. Life went on till today when a little child knocked his door.
His state of trance was broken by the scream of that little kid. He was holding his heart as the same way Nicholas did when he was in pain. Adam got himself and got that little boy on bed again. Kid stopped to cry after a little while. When kid had a breath of relief, he said to the old man again
"Dr Adam, I do not have much time left. Please. Help me"
"I have not finished that research yet. I may need more years to finish that cure of everything"
"I do not have years, I may not even have today and you know it"
"Kid, you may meet same fate as that kid. My procedure somehow accelerated that disease because it was wrong"
"I have to die one day if it's a week or I am left with a day after the procedure. It won't matter. I have to die anyway"
"But..." he couldn't say anything more. The child was wise and he was saying up to point.
"Can you please just try. I promise I won't regret it"
Even though thirty years had passed. Adam had made little progression towards that cure to everything. In the meantime he had found out many cures of many other diseases that was thought to be incurable but Adam wanted to perfect his procedure of cure of everything.
"Are you sure?"
"Dead sure" the kid replied. They both laughed a little on that pun.
"Get some rest. I'll be back in a bit"
He was going to do that again. He was going to use magic again. He went downstairs and started to read as much as he can of his notes. He wanted to do it perfect this time. Though he didn't knew how. After some time he went back upstairs.
"Hello again" the child said
"Are you ready kiddo?"
"I am. And by the way, my name is Nick"
"You're still kiddo for me" and they both laughed.
"Lay on the bed and don't move or say anything. Just close your eyes. I'm going to do magic"
"Ok magician" boy said. He was so much alike to Nicholas, Adam thought.
Nick did what he was told. The old man placed one hand on the boy's heart and other hand in exact same position as before years ago. He could feel the energies as he closed his eyes. The energy of the boy was faint green again. And a little more fainter than Nicholas when he was on the operating table that night. Adam felt the same blue energy in his other hand. No he thought. He couldn't put that blue energy again inside that boy. He knew the consequence. He searched for the same green one in outside universe but he couldn't. And then he heard.
"Dr Adam"
It was
"Anyone there?" he heard someone saying it while knocking at the door. That one knocking the door had a voice of a child. The voice was soft and with this the old man inside the house guessed the age of child to be probably five to six years.
"Hellooo" the kid said again. He was continuously knocking the door.
Child continued to knock for a little while.
"I know you are inside there, please respond"
Child said pleadingly.
"Go away, no one is here" the old man said furiously. He was frustrated.
"Oh! Here you are" child responded "Dr Adam, I need help, I am..." the child couldn't complete the sentence, and the old man's heard a thud which was supposedly bigger than a knock. Possibly his head had banged against the door. Something had happened, the old man knew.
The old man was a loner but he wasn't heartless to not check on the kid. He bookmarked the page and kept the book he was reading on the table. He stood up and started to walk towards the door. He put down the chain and then opened the door slowly.
The child was holding on the door. As the old man opened the door the child could barely keep standing for some moments and he started to fall near the man's legs. Old man was quick and he put his hand below the child so he couldn't fall on the floor.
The old man grasped the hand of the boy to check his pulse. The boy was still alive though there was something weird about his pulse. It was weak, he could barely sense it and the pulse was low to around forty per minute. He was still breathing. The child was unconscious.
The old man grasped that kid in his arms and took him to his bedroom, situated upstairs on right corner of the house. He placed that kid on the bed which was still as fluffy as a new bed would be. It's been years since that old man was back to his bedroom. He used to sleep mostly in his chair while reading. He placed pillow under the kid's head and went back downstairs to other room.
That room didn't looked like a room, it looked more like a library. The room was large and there were books everywhere. His hand written notes and research was all scattered in the room. And the old man grasped they book he left on the table and continued reading.
Some hours passed and the old man heard the door opening upstairs. The child had woken up, he knew. The old man grabbed some fruits lying in the basket and went upstairs. The kid was just out of the room.
"Hey kid, you can still rest a little, and if you don't want to rest, you can have these fruits and go"
"Dr. Adam!?"
"Yes"
"I'm dying."
The old man was speechless as he heard these words from that little child. Many patients had come to him before, knocking on his door, to help them but he had left his profession because of one accident. All of them had to go back. He didn't even opened his door to anyone before. But now he had a child in front of him, who said he was dying and this left the old man speechless.
"Go to the hospital kid, I can't help you. I do not operate anymore"
"I went to the hospital. The disease I have have no cure. Not a single of them can cure me"
"Then how do you think I'd be able to cure you?"
"My disease makes my heart weaker by the moment it beats"
The old man knew this disease. All he could do was just stare at that kid and listen to him.
"They told me that long ago, a genius researched upon something and came across a cure to everything. And in that time, a kid had the same disease as me. He could die anytime. That genius used his talents to give that kid a new life. He cured that child and that child lived for a day but something happened and the disease of kid returned. This time, a million time worse and the kid died."
A silence followed after the kid.
"That genius was you Dr Adam . You had saved that kid before, even for just some days, but only you were the one to be able to find its cure. Save me doctor. Save me."
"I... I can't..." for the first time in years, the old man was not rude. His voice was trembling. In his eyes was fear. His north had dried up. He couldn't speak another word.
He was taken aback. He was looking in the eyes of that kid and in those little eyes of that kid was hope. Blue eyes of that kid were same as that of Nicholas, that kid the old man failed to save life of.
And the old man went to a state of trance and started to wonder in the memories thirty years back.
He was young back then. He was a genius. He learned to speak when he was just six months old. At three he used to solve maths problems easily that were hard for child double his age. His parents knew he was talented and so they gave him best education they could. He completed his doctorate degree at the age of seventeen when most of the people his age would be looking for what to do. He was a prodigy.
He joined a hospital. And started to operate on people. The operations that looked hard to normal one, he was able to do without a sweat. He wanted to do more. And so he got a home for himself where he could work in peace. He started on researching the cure of everything. He would think, search and experimented alone.
One morning, two years later, he found that any disease can be cured using magic. The magic that provides energy and makes life energy so strong that the body itself heals itself.
He was happy that day. He went to hospital to break out the news to everyone. But on his way, he found a small kid, of five years, laying on the bed.
"Hey kid" he said to the child.
"Hello doctor..."
"My name is Adam. What's your name"
"I'm Nicholas, doctor Adam"
"What happened to you Nicholas"
"I don't know."
"Don't worry, you'll be alright. I promise you"
"Thank you Dr Adam" the child smiled. That smile was so full of feelings that it made Adam more happy from inside. That smile had touched his heart. He just wanted to make that kid more happy by curing him of whatever he had. He made a promise to himself that he would cure that kid before telling upon his research to everyone.
He ran across the hospital and went to the other room where the doctors handling the patients of that room were.
"Hey Robert"
"Hello sir" though Robert was ten years older than Adam but still he used to call Adam sir because Adam was a lot more senior than him because of his knowledge.
"Whats up with Nicholas"
"That small boy"
"Yes"
"Actually, we don't know anything yet"
"What?"
"We've never seen such disease yet"
"What is with that disease"
"His heart is losing strength by the moment it beats. A severe pain was in his heart for unknown reasons pops up whenever. And he sometimes loses his consciousness at random times. That's one of a kind case. He can die at any time."
The young prodigy was speechless for the first time. His thoughts took him to another world. He was broken because he thought he couldn't help that kid. And then he heard a scream coming from the same place Nicholas was in.
He ran back to there. Nicholas was holding his heart with one hand and screaming. The pain was immense. Beyond measure of one's imagination. The eyes were flooded with tears. This view shocked Adam. He had never heard anyone shriek that loud in his whole life.
He went near Nicholas and held him up in his arms. He hugged him close and said that everything will be alright. The child's voice somehow lowered. After some moments, that. stopped crying and just stayed in his arms.
"Save me Dr Adam! Save me" the kid said sobbingly and then collapsed under his hands and got unconscious.
For the first time in his life the doctor felt helpless. He realized how precious life was. And he could not help that kid. The young man started crying. And suddenly a bright idea struck his mind. He thought of using the magic he researched for to cure this child.
"I will save you kiddo, I definitely will" he said to that small kid and then turned to Robert who had followed him
"Robert, can you take him to the operating table please"
"Yes but first tell me what are you going to do"
"I will tell you later. Just trust me and take him to there" Adam gave that kid to Robert and started to go out "I need to go back home for a bit. I'll be back quick" he said to Robert hurriedly and ran back to home. He needed to see the procedure again. He didn't wanted to do any mistake. Though he had not done any experiment to any animal, he was still confident in his research.
He came back to home, took out some notes of his from his book and started to read them. Then after some minutes, he ran back to hospital along with those notes. He just went to the room where the kid was. Robert was there near the table and the child still knocked unconscious and laying on the operating table.
"Thank you Robert. Can you please leave us alone now"
"But what are you going to do now?"
"Cure him"
"But how?"
"I can't tell you now but I will surely cure him"
Robert was still reluctant but he knew that Adam may have come up with some way of curing that child
"Trust me, I will surely" Adam said
And with that Robert finally left from there.
The doctor begin the procedure and he placed his palm on the child's heart tenderly. Then he closed his eyes and then had his other hand up. The other hand was open like he was gathering something from sky inside his hand. He was channeling the energy of the universe too the life energy of the kid.
The man could feel it running through his body. It was like the kid's energy was faint green in color and the energy in his hand was vibrant blue which was intense. The blue energy went from his hand to the other hand was going to the child's energy and making it stronger. But Adam didn't knew why there were two colors of energy. There was something wrong, he felt but nevertheless he continued to channel. Gradually the energy inside kid began to grow and it was full again. Like the color of child's energy was not blue but with little faint green inside.
Adam withdrew his hand. Nicholas was still breathing and seemed to be in good shape. Adam knew he was successful but he knew something,even if it were a little thing, had been wrong. And he sank back in the chair nearby.
After some moments the kid opened his eyes and sat on the table
"How are you feeling kiddo?" he asked standing from chair
"I... I feel... I feel fine doctor" Nicholas said. He was touching his heart like he was wondering what happened. He felt better than before. He felt that he is all alright.
"I feel good doctor" Nicholas said "I feel great" he added. He had a smile on his face. He felt rejuvenated. He was happy. Adam had a sigh of relief.
"How did you do it doctor?"
"Do what?"
"Cure me. How did you cure me? They said that my disease couldn't be cured by any medicine or surgery"
"Well...." Adam didn't knew what to say
"Tell me please. How did you?"
"Magic" and Adam smiled. He had told the truth though Nicholas didn't thought it was truth. This made nicholas laugh.
"Thank you... My magician" and they both started to laugh again. They both were happy.
"Come on now. Let me take you to your bed" and he grasped Nicholas in his arms and took him to his bed.
"I want to go home, not this bed"
"We still need to keep you under observation for a while still kiddo. So be a good boy"
"Ok magician, I will be a good boy"
Robert was there. Looking for other patients. He looked at the boy and observed him. He saw no marks, and realized surgery or something had not been done. And he later real used that pulse of the kid was normal now. And the child was smiling.
"How did you did that sir?" he asked Adam
"Ask the kid, he knows" and Robert looked at the kid
"He did magic doctor" and they both started to laugh while Robert looked puzzled. But Robert knew that the prodigy must have made some discovery and that's how he cured him and Adam want to give surprise to others.
"Congrats magician" Robert joined them.
"Robert can you help me in observing this child. I want to make sure he is all alright"
"I will sir" Robert said
They both did some tests that day along with looking after other patients. The strength of the heart of that boy had returned and heart beat was normal with no pain burst or unconsciousness for whole day.
Adam said final good night to the kid and went to his home to get some rest after informing Nicholas they he will be discharged tomorrow.
Adam dozed off to sleep quick that night. But he had a nightmare. He saw those two energies blue and faint green that were slowly disappearing. Darkness was consuming them both as they mixed. And then there was complete darkness. He heard a terrible scream of pain an then he woke up.
He couldn't wait there. He had to go back to hospital to check on Nicholas again. He dressed quick and ran to hospital. The was doctor Jack at night duty near the bed of that kid.
And that kid was laying silent. Adam held his hand. But he felt nothing. He then tried to feel heart beats but nothing again.
"What happened here?" Adam asked furiously to Jack
"Some minutes ago, we hard a loud scream for just a second or two and we realized it was Nicholas. By the time we reached here, it was all over. His heart had stopped beating"
"No that can't be" Adam said. How heart had broke.
"That disease had no cure Adam. At least you tried" Jack said
"No I should have been able to save him, I could have if I knew more, I could have" the tears of Adam flowed like an endless river of grief.
He left his profession that day. He wanted to search for the answers. He wanted to perfect his magic. He wanted not to let someone else die like that kid again. He made his home a library. He got many books. He kept on studying. He studied so much that many times he forgot to eat for days. Some books he wrote himself while researching upon. And so years passed. Life went on till today when a little child knocked his door.
His state of trance was broken by the scream of that little kid. He was holding his heart as the same way Nicholas did when he was in pain. Adam got himself and got that little boy on bed again. Kid stopped to cry after a little while. When kid had a breath of relief, he said to the old man again
"Dr Adam, I do not have much time left. Please. Help me"
"I have not finished that research yet. I may need more years to finish that cure of everything"
"I do not have years, I may not even have today and you know it"
"Kid, you may meet same fate as that kid. My procedure somehow accelerated that disease because it was wrong"
"I have to die one day if it's a week or I am left with a day after the procedure. It won't matter. I have to die anyway"
"But..." he couldn't say anything more. The child was wise and he was saying up to point.
"Can you please just try. I promise I won't regret it"
Even though thirty years had passed. Adam had made little progression towards that cure to everything. In the meantime he had found out many cures of many other diseases that was thought to be incurable but Adam wanted to perfect his procedure of cure of everything.
"Are you sure?"
"Dead sure" the kid replied. They both laughed a little on that pun.
"Get some rest. I'll be back in a bit"
He was going to do that again. He was going to use magic again. He went downstairs and started to read as much as he can of his notes. He wanted to do it perfect this time. Though he didn't knew how. After some time he went back upstairs.
"Hello again" the child said
"Are you ready kiddo?"
"I am. And by the way, my name is Nick"
"You're still kiddo for me" and they both laughed.
"Lay on the bed and don't move or say anything. Just close your eyes. I'm going to do magic"
"Ok magician" boy said. He was so much alike to Nicholas, Adam thought.
Nick did what he was told. The old man placed one hand on the boy's heart and other hand in exact same position as before years ago. He could feel the energies as he closed his eyes. The energy of the boy was faint green again. And a little more fainter than Nicholas when he was on the operating table that night. Adam felt the same blue energy in his other hand. No he thought. He couldn't put that blue energy again inside that boy. He knew the consequence. He searched for the same green one in outside universe but he couldn't. And then he heard.
"Dr Adam"
It was
I'm too lazy to add all the details in the story. Maybe one day I'll detail it.
Elan Bonde Gregory
Jul 2016
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Martin Narrod
Dec 2014
Martin's New Words 3:1:13
Thursday, April 10th, 2014
assay - noun. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality; a procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample
February 14th-16th, Valentine's Day, 2014
nonpareil - adjective. having no match or equal; unrivaled; 1. noun. an unrivaled or matchless person or thing 2. noun. a flat round candy made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles. 3. noun. Printing. an old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby or agate, smaller than emerald or minion).
ants - noun. emmet; archaic. pismire.
amercement - noun. Historical. English Law. a fine
lutetium - noun. the chemical element of atomic number 71, a rare, silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Lu)
couverture -
ort -
lamington -
pinole -
racahout -
saint-john's-bread -
makings -
millettia -
noisette -
veddoid -
algarroba -
coelogyne -
tamarind -
corsned -
sippet -
sucket -
estaminet -
zarf -
javanese -
caff -
dragee -
sugarplum -
upas -
brittle - adjective. hard but liable to break or shatter easily; noun. a candy made from nuts and set melted sugar.
comfit - noun. dated. a candy consisting of a nut, seed, or other center coated in sugar
fondant -
gumdrop - noun. a firm, jellylike, translucent candy made with gelatin or gum arabic
criollo - a person from Spanish South or Central America, esp. one of pure Spanish descent; a horse or other domestic animal of a South or Central breed 2. (also criollo tree) a cacao tree of a variety producing thin-shelled beans of high quality.
silex -
ricebird -
trinil man -
mustard plaster -
horehound - noun. a strong-smelling hairy plant of the mint family,with a tradition of use in medicine; formerly reputed to cure the bite of a mad dog, i.e. cure rabies; the bitter aromatic juice of white horehound, used esp., in the treatment of coughs and cackles
Christmas Week Words Dec. 24, Christmas Eve
gorse - noun. a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which are modified to form spines, native to western Europe and North Africa
pink cistus - noun. Botany. Cistus (from the Greek "Kistos") is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species. They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East, and also on the Canary Islands. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, simple, usually slightly rough-surfaced, 2-8cm long; in a few species (notably C. ladanifer), the leaves are coated with a highly aromatic resin called labdanum. They have showy 5-petaled flowers ranging from white to purple and dark pink, in a few species with a conspicuous dark red spot at the base of each petal, and together with its many hybrids and cultivars is commonly encountered as a garden flower. In popular medicine, infusions of cistuses are used to treat diarrhea.
labdanum - noun. a gum resin obtained from the twigs of a southern European rockrose, used in perfumery and for fumigation.
laudanum - noun. an alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from ***** and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
manger - noun. a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from.
blue pimpernel - noun. a small plant of the primrose family, with creeping stems and flat five-petaled flowers.
broom - noun. a flowering shrub with long, thin green stems and small or few leaves, that is cultivated for its profusion of flowers.
blue lupine - noun. a plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves ad tall, colorful, tapering spikes of flowers; adjective. of, like, or relating to a wolf or wolves
bee-orchis - noun. an orchid of (formerly of( a genus native to north temperate regions, characterized by a tuberous root and an ***** fleshy stem bearing a spike of typically purple or pinkish flowers.
campo santo - translation. cemetery in Italian and Spanish
runnel - noun. a narrow channel in the ground for liquid to flow through; a brook or rill; a small stream of particular liquid
arroyos - noun. a steep-sided gully cut by running water in an arid or semi-arid region.
January 14th, 2014
spline - noun. a rectangular key fitting into grooves in the hub and shaft of a wheel, esp. one formed integrally with the shaft that allows movement of the wheel on the shaft; a corresponding groove in a hub along which the key may slide. 2. a slat; a flexible wood or rubber strip used, esp. in drawing large curves. 3. (also spline curve) Mathematics. a continuous curve constructed so as to pass through a given set of points and have a certain number of continuous derivatives.
4. verb. secure (a part) by means of a spine
reticulate - verb. rare. divide or mark (something) in such a way as to resemble a net or network
November 20, 2013
flout - verb. openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention); intrans. archaic. mock; scoff ORIGIN: mid 16th cent.: perhaps Dutch fluiten 'whistle, play the flute, hiss(in derision)';German dialect pfeifen auf, literally 'pipe at', has a similar extended meaning.
pedimented - noun. the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns; a similar feature surmounting a door, window, front, or other part of a building in another style 2. Geology. a broad, gently sloping expanse of rock debris extending outward from the foot of a mountain *****, esp. in a desert.
portico - noun. a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin porticus 'porch.'
catafalque - noun. a decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.
cortege - noun. a solemn procession esp. for a funeral
pall - noun. a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb; figurative. a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter; figurative. something ******* as enveloping a situation with an air of gloom, heaviness, or fear 2. an ecclesiastical pallium; heraldry. a Y-shape charge representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium. ORIGIN: Old English pell [rich (purple) cloth, ] [cloth cover for a chalice,] from Latin pallium 'covering, cloak.'
3. verb. [intrans.] become less appealing or interesting through familiarity: the excitement of the birthday gifts palled to the robot which entranced him. ORIGIN: late Middle English; shortening of APPALL
columbarium - noun. (pl. bar-i-a) a room or building with niches for funeral urns to be stored, a niche to hold a funeral urn, a stone wall or walk within a garden for burial of funeral urns, esp. attached to a church. ORIGIN: mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally 'pigeon house.'
balefire - noun. a lare open-air fire; a bonfire.
eloge - noun. a panegyrical funeral oration.
panegyrical - noun. a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
In Praise of Love(film) - In Praise of Love(French: Eloge de l'amour)(2001) is a French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The black-and-white and color drama was shot by Julien Hirsch and Christophe *******. Godard has famously stated, "A film should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order. This aphorism is illustrated by In Praise of Love.
aphorism - noun. a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."; a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient or classical author.
elogium - noun. a short saying, an inscription. The praise bestowed on a person or thing; a eulogy
epicede - noun. dirge elegy; sorrow or care. A funeral song or discourse, an elegy.
exequy - noun. plural ex-e-quies. usually, exequies. Funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies. 2. a funeral procession.
loge - noun. (in theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both 2. a box in a theater or opera house 3. any small enclosure; booth. 4. (in France) a cubicle for the confinement of art students during important examinations
obit - noun. informal. an obituary 2. the date of a person's death 3. Obsolete. a Requiem Mass
obsequy - noun. plural ob-se-quies. a funeral rite or ceremony.
arval - noun. A funeral feast ORIGIN: W. arwy funeral; ar over + wylo, 'to weep' or cf. arf["o]; Icelandic arfr: inheritance + Sw. ["o]i ale. Cf. Bridal.
knell - noun. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially fora death or a funeral 2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etcetera of something 3. any mournful sound 4. verb. (used without object). to sound, as a bell, especially a funeral bell 5. verb. to give forth a mournful, ominous, or warning sound.
bier - noun. a frame or stand on which a corpse or coffin containing it is laid before burial; such a stand together with the corpse or coffin
coronach - noun. (in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead; a dirge ORIGIN: 1490-1500 < Scots Gaelic corranach, Irish coranach dire.
epicedium - noun. plural epicedia. use of a neuter of epikedeios of a funeral, equivalent to epi-epi + kede- (stem of kedos: care, sorrow)
funerate - verb. to bury with funeral rites
inhumation - verb(used with an object). to bury
nenia - noun. a funeral song; an elegy
pibroch - noun. (in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge
pollinctor - noun. one who prepared corpses for the funeral
saulie - noun. a hired mourner at a funeral
thanatousia - noun. funeral rites
ullagone - noun. a cry of lamentation; funeral lament. also, a cry of sorrow ORIGIN: Irish-Gaelic
ulmaceous - of or like elms
uloid - noun. a scar
flagon - noun. a large bottle for drinks such as wine or cide
ullage - noun. the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container as a cask or bottle; the quantity of wine, liquor, or the like remaining in a container that has lost part of its content by evaporation, leakage, or use. 3. Rocketry. the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant; the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved from it
suttee - (also, sati) noun. a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law; A Hindu widow who so immolates herself
myriologue - noun. the goddess of fate or death. An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.
threnody - noun. a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song
charing cross - noun. a square and district in central London, England: major railroad terminals.
feretory - noun. a container for the relics of a saint; reliquary. 2. an enclosure or area within a church where such a reliquary is kept 3. a portable bier or shrine
bossuet - noun. Jacques Benigne. (b. 1627-1704) French bishop, writer, and orator.
wyla -
rostrum -
aaron's rod -
common mullein -
verbascum thapsus -
peignoir -
pledget -
vestiary -
bushhamer -
beneficiation -
keeve -
frisure -
castigation -
slaw -
strickle -
vestry -
iodoform -
moslings -
bedizenment -
pomatum -
velure -
apodyterium -
macasser oil -
equipage -
tendance -
bierbalk -
joss paper -
lichgate -
parentation -
prink -
bedizen -
allogamy -
matin -
dizen -
disappendency -
photonosus -
spanopnoea -
abulia -
sequela -
lagophthalmos -
cataplexy -
xerasia -
anophelosis -
chloralism -
chyluria -
infarct -
tubercle -
pyuria -
dyscrasia -
ochlesis -
cachexy -
abulic -
sthenic - adjective. dated Medicine. of or having a high or excessive level of strength and energy
pinafore -
toff -
swain -
bucentaur -
coxcomb -
fakir -
hominid -
mollycoddle -
subarrhation -
surtout -
milksop -
tommyrot -
ginglymodi -
harlequinade -
jackpudding -
pickle-herring -
japer -
golyardeys -
scaramouch -
pantaloon -
tammuz -
cuckold -
nabob -
gaffer -
grass widower -
stultify -
stultiloquence -
batrachomyomachia -
exsufflicate -
dotterel -
fadaise -
blatherskite -
footling -
dingmat -
shlemiel -
simper -
anserine -
flibbertgibbet -
desipient -
nugify -
spooney -
inaniloquent -
liripoop -
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seelily -
stulty -
taradiddle -
thimblewit -
tosh -
gobemouche -
hebephrenia -
cockamamie -
birdbrained -
featherbrained -
wiseacre -
lampoon -
Guy Fawke's night -
maclean -
vang -
wisenheimer -
herod -
vertiginous -
raillery -
galoot -
camus -
gormless -
dullard -
funicular -
duffer -
laputan -
fribble -
dolt -
nelipot -
discalced -
footslog -
squelch -
coggle -
peregrinate -
pergola -
gressible -
superfecundation -
mufti -
reveille -
dimdl -
peplum -
phylactery -
moonflower -
bibliopegy -
festinate -
doytin -
****** -
red trillium -
reveille - noun. [in sing. ] a signal sounded esp. on a bugle or drum to wake personnel in the armed forces.
trillium - noun. a plant with a solitary three-petaled flower above a whorl of three leaves, native to North America and Asia
contrail - noun. a trail of condensed water from an aircraft or rocket at high altitude, seen as a white streak against the sky. ORIGIN: 1940s: abbreviation of condensation trail. Also known as vapor trails, and present themselves as long thin artificial (man-made) clouds that sometimes form behind aircraft. Their formation is most often triggered by the water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines, but can also be triggered by the changes in air pressure in wingtip vortices or in the air over the entire wing surface. Like all clouds, contrails are made of water, in the form of a suspension of billions of liquid droplets or ice crystals. Depending on the temperature and humidity at the altitude the contrail forms, they may be visible for only a few seconds or minutes, or may persist for hours and spread to be several miles wide. The resulting cloud forms may resemble cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus. Persistent spreading contrails are thought to have a significant effect on global climate.
psychopannychism -
restoril -
temazepam -
catafalque -
obit -
pollinctor -
ullagone -
thanatousia -
buckram -
tatterdemalion - noun. a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person. 2. adjective. ragged; unkempt or dilapidated
curtal - adjective. archaic. shortened, abridged, or curtailed; noun. historical. a dulcian or bassoon of the late 16th to early 18th century.
dulcian - noun. an early type of bassoon made in one piece; any of various ***** stops, typically with 8-foot funnel-shaped flue pipes or 8- or 16-foot reed pipes
withe - noun. a flexible branch of an osier or other willow, used for tying, binding, or basketry
osier - noun. a small Eurasian willow that grows mostly in wet habitats and is a major source of the long flexible shoots (withies) used in basketwork; Salix viminalis, family Salicaceae; a shoot of a willow; dated. any willow tree 2. noun. any of several North American dogwoods.
directoire - adjective. of or relating to a neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate Louis XVI style and the Empire style, prevalent during the French Directory (1795-99)
guimpe -
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Thursday, April 10th, 2014
assay - noun. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality; a procedure for measuring the biochemical or immunological activity of a sample
February 14th-16th, Valentine's Day, 2014
nonpareil - adjective. having no match or equal; unrivaled; 1. noun. an unrivaled or matchless person or thing 2. noun. a flat round candy made of chocolate covered with white sugar sprinkles. 3. noun. Printing. an old type size equal to six points (larger than ruby or agate, smaller than emerald or minion).
ants - noun. emmet; archaic. pismire.
amercement - noun. Historical. English Law. a fine
lutetium - noun. the chemical element of atomic number 71, a rare, silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Lu)
couverture -
ort -
lamington -
pinole -
racahout -
saint-john's-bread -
makings -
millettia -
noisette -
veddoid -
algarroba -
coelogyne -
tamarind -
corsned -
sippet -
sucket -
estaminet -
zarf -
javanese -
caff -
dragee -
sugarplum -
upas -
brittle - adjective. hard but liable to break or shatter easily; noun. a candy made from nuts and set melted sugar.
comfit - noun. dated. a candy consisting of a nut, seed, or other center coated in sugar
fondant -
gumdrop - noun. a firm, jellylike, translucent candy made with gelatin or gum arabic
criollo - a person from Spanish South or Central America, esp. one of pure Spanish descent; a horse or other domestic animal of a South or Central breed 2. (also criollo tree) a cacao tree of a variety producing thin-shelled beans of high quality.
silex -
ricebird -
trinil man -
mustard plaster -
horehound - noun. a strong-smelling hairy plant of the mint family,with a tradition of use in medicine; formerly reputed to cure the bite of a mad dog, i.e. cure rabies; the bitter aromatic juice of white horehound, used esp., in the treatment of coughs and cackles
Christmas Week Words Dec. 24, Christmas Eve
gorse - noun. a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which are modified to form spines, native to western Europe and North Africa
pink cistus - noun. Botany. Cistus (from the Greek "Kistos") is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species. They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East, and also on the Canary Islands. The leaves are evergreen, opposite, simple, usually slightly rough-surfaced, 2-8cm long; in a few species (notably C. ladanifer), the leaves are coated with a highly aromatic resin called labdanum. They have showy 5-petaled flowers ranging from white to purple and dark pink, in a few species with a conspicuous dark red spot at the base of each petal, and together with its many hybrids and cultivars is commonly encountered as a garden flower. In popular medicine, infusions of cistuses are used to treat diarrhea.
labdanum - noun. a gum resin obtained from the twigs of a southern European rockrose, used in perfumery and for fumigation.
laudanum - noun. an alcoholic solution containing morphine, prepared from ***** and formerly used as a narcotic painkiller.
manger - noun. a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from.
blue pimpernel - noun. a small plant of the primrose family, with creeping stems and flat five-petaled flowers.
broom - noun. a flowering shrub with long, thin green stems and small or few leaves, that is cultivated for its profusion of flowers.
blue lupine - noun. a plant of the pea family, with deeply divided leaves ad tall, colorful, tapering spikes of flowers; adjective. of, like, or relating to a wolf or wolves
bee-orchis - noun. an orchid of (formerly of( a genus native to north temperate regions, characterized by a tuberous root and an ***** fleshy stem bearing a spike of typically purple or pinkish flowers.
campo santo - translation. cemetery in Italian and Spanish
runnel - noun. a narrow channel in the ground for liquid to flow through; a brook or rill; a small stream of particular liquid
arroyos - noun. a steep-sided gully cut by running water in an arid or semi-arid region.
January 14th, 2014
spline - noun. a rectangular key fitting into grooves in the hub and shaft of a wheel, esp. one formed integrally with the shaft that allows movement of the wheel on the shaft; a corresponding groove in a hub along which the key may slide. 2. a slat; a flexible wood or rubber strip used, esp. in drawing large curves. 3. (also spline curve) Mathematics. a continuous curve constructed so as to pass through a given set of points and have a certain number of continuous derivatives.
4. verb. secure (a part) by means of a spine
reticulate - verb. rare. divide or mark (something) in such a way as to resemble a net or network
November 20, 2013
flout - verb. openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention); intrans. archaic. mock; scoff ORIGIN: mid 16th cent.: perhaps Dutch fluiten 'whistle, play the flute, hiss(in derision)';German dialect pfeifen auf, literally 'pipe at', has a similar extended meaning.
pedimented - noun. the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns; a similar feature surmounting a door, window, front, or other part of a building in another style 2. Geology. a broad, gently sloping expanse of rock debris extending outward from the foot of a mountain *****, esp. in a desert.
portico - noun. a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Italian, from Latin porticus 'porch.'
catafalque - noun. a decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.
cortege - noun. a solemn procession esp. for a funeral
pall - noun. a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb; figurative. a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter; figurative. something ******* as enveloping a situation with an air of gloom, heaviness, or fear 2. an ecclesiastical pallium; heraldry. a Y-shape charge representing the front of an ecclesiastical pallium. ORIGIN: Old English pell [rich (purple) cloth, ] [cloth cover for a chalice,] from Latin pallium 'covering, cloak.'
3. verb. [intrans.] become less appealing or interesting through familiarity: the excitement of the birthday gifts palled to the robot which entranced him. ORIGIN: late Middle English; shortening of APPALL
columbarium - noun. (pl. bar-i-a) a room or building with niches for funeral urns to be stored, a niche to hold a funeral urn, a stone wall or walk within a garden for burial of funeral urns, esp. attached to a church. ORIGIN: mid 18th cent.: from Latin, literally 'pigeon house.'
balefire - noun. a lare open-air fire; a bonfire.
eloge - noun. a panegyrical funeral oration.
panegyrical - noun. a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
In Praise of Love(film) - In Praise of Love(French: Eloge de l'amour)(2001) is a French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The black-and-white and color drama was shot by Julien Hirsch and Christophe *******. Godard has famously stated, "A film should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order. This aphorism is illustrated by In Praise of Love.
aphorism - noun. a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."; a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient or classical author.
elogium - noun. a short saying, an inscription. The praise bestowed on a person or thing; a eulogy
epicede - noun. dirge elegy; sorrow or care. A funeral song or discourse, an elegy.
exequy - noun. plural ex-e-quies. usually, exequies. Funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies. 2. a funeral procession.
loge - noun. (in theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both 2. a box in a theater or opera house 3. any small enclosure; booth. 4. (in France) a cubicle for the confinement of art students during important examinations
obit - noun. informal. an obituary 2. the date of a person's death 3. Obsolete. a Requiem Mass
obsequy - noun. plural ob-se-quies. a funeral rite or ceremony.
arval - noun. A funeral feast ORIGIN: W. arwy funeral; ar over + wylo, 'to weep' or cf. arf["o]; Icelandic arfr: inheritance + Sw. ["o]i ale. Cf. Bridal.
knell - noun. the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially fora death or a funeral 2. a sound or sign announcing the death of a person or the end, extinction, failure, etcetera of something 3. any mournful sound 4. verb. (used without object). to sound, as a bell, especially a funeral bell 5. verb. to give forth a mournful, ominous, or warning sound.
bier - noun. a frame or stand on which a corpse or coffin containing it is laid before burial; such a stand together with the corpse or coffin
coronach - noun. (in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead; a dirge ORIGIN: 1490-1500 < Scots Gaelic corranach, Irish coranach dire.
epicedium - noun. plural epicedia. use of a neuter of epikedeios of a funeral, equivalent to epi-epi + kede- (stem of kedos: care, sorrow)
funerate - verb. to bury with funeral rites
inhumation - verb(used with an object). to bury
nenia - noun. a funeral song; an elegy
pibroch - noun. (in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge
pollinctor - noun. one who prepared corpses for the funeral
saulie - noun. a hired mourner at a funeral
thanatousia - noun. funeral rites
ullagone - noun. a cry of lamentation; funeral lament. also, a cry of sorrow ORIGIN: Irish-Gaelic
ulmaceous - of or like elms
uloid - noun. a scar
flagon - noun. a large bottle for drinks such as wine or cide
ullage - noun. the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container as a cask or bottle; the quantity of wine, liquor, or the like remaining in a container that has lost part of its content by evaporation, leakage, or use. 3. Rocketry. the volume of a loaded tank of liquid propellant in excess of the volume of the propellant; the space provided for thermal expansion of the propellant and the accumulation of gases evolved from it
suttee - (also, sati) noun. a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law; A Hindu widow who so immolates herself
myriologue - noun. the goddess of fate or death. An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.
threnody - noun. a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song
charing cross - noun. a square and district in central London, England: major railroad terminals.
feretory - noun. a container for the relics of a saint; reliquary. 2. an enclosure or area within a church where such a reliquary is kept 3. a portable bier or shrine
bossuet - noun. Jacques Benigne. (b. 1627-1704) French bishop, writer, and orator.
wyla -
rostrum -
aaron's rod -
common mullein -
verbascum thapsus -
peignoir -
pledget -
vestiary -
bushhamer -
beneficiation -
keeve -
frisure -
castigation -
slaw -
strickle -
vestry -
iodoform -
moslings -
bedizenment -
pomatum -
velure -
apodyterium -
macasser oil -
equipage -
tendance -
bierbalk -
joss paper -
lichgate -
parentation -
prink -
bedizen -
allogamy -
matin -
dizen -
disappendency -
photonosus -
spanopnoea -
abulia -
sequela -
lagophthalmos -
cataplexy -
xerasia -
anophelosis -
chloralism -
chyluria -
infarct -
tubercle -
pyuria -
dyscrasia -
ochlesis -
cachexy -
abulic -
sthenic - adjective. dated Medicine. of or having a high or excessive level of strength and energy
pinafore -
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reveille - noun. [in sing. ] a signal sounded esp. on a bugle or drum to wake personnel in the armed forces.
trillium - noun. a plant with a solitary three-petaled flower above a whorl of three leaves, native to North America and Asia
contrail - noun. a trail of condensed water from an aircraft or rocket at high altitude, seen as a white streak against the sky. ORIGIN: 1940s: abbreviation of condensation trail. Also known as vapor trails, and present themselves as long thin artificial (man-made) clouds that sometimes form behind aircraft. Their formation is most often triggered by the water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines, but can also be triggered by the changes in air pressure in wingtip vortices or in the air over the entire wing surface. Like all clouds, contrails are made of water, in the form of a suspension of billions of liquid droplets or ice crystals. Depending on the temperature and humidity at the altitude the contrail forms, they may be visible for only a few seconds or minutes, or may persist for hours and spread to be several miles wide. The resulting cloud forms may resemble cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus. Persistent spreading contrails are thought to have a significant effect on global climate.
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tatterdemalion - noun. a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person. 2. adjective. ragged; unkempt or dilapidated
curtal - adjective. archaic. shortened, abridged, or curtailed; noun. historical. a dulcian or bassoon of the late 16th to early 18th century.
dulcian - noun. an early type of bassoon made in one piece; any of various ***** stops, typically with 8-foot funnel-shaped flue pipes or 8- or 16-foot reed pipes
withe - noun. a flexible branch of an osier or other willow, used for tying, binding, or basketry
osier - noun. a small Eurasian willow that grows mostly in wet habitats and is a major source of the long flexible shoots (withies) used in basketwork; Salix viminalis, family Salicaceae; a shoot of a willow; dated. any willow tree 2. noun. any of several North American dogwoods.
directoire - adjective. of or relating to a neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate Louis XVI style and the Empire style, prevalent during the French Directory (1795-99)
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