LENORE BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

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  1. upraise
    cause to become alive again
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  2. rive
    tear or be torn violently
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  3. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  4. requiem
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
    The requiem how be sung
    For her most wrong'd of all the dead
    That ever died so young?"
  5. Stygian
    dark and dismal as of the river in Hades
    — A saintly soul
    Glides down the Stygian river!
  6. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  7. nevermore
    at no time hereafter
    Weep now or nevermore!
  8. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  9. drear
    causing dejection
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  10. rave
    talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
    But rave not thus!
  11. coronet
    a small crown
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  12. bier
    a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  13. toll
    a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges
    Let the bell toll!
  14. saintly
    marked by utter kindness, virtue, or holiness
    — A saintly soul
    Glides down the Stygian river!
  15. yon
    distant but within sight (`yon' is dialectal)
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  16. crocodile
    a large aquatic reptile with a long snout and sharp teeth
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  17. mournfully
    in a mournful manner
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  18. glide
    move smoothly and effortlessly
    — A saintly soul
    Glides down the Stygian river!
  19. moan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  20. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  21. rite
    any customary observance or practice
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  22. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  23. Low
    British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  24. lowly
    low or inferior in station or quality
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  25. bell
    a hollow metal device that makes a ringing sound when struck
    Let the bell toll!
  26. ritual
    the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
    How shall the ritual, then, be read?
  27. streaming
    the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  28. Guy
    an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day
    And, Guy De Vere,
    Hast thou no tear?
  29. tear
    separate or cause to separate abruptly
    And, Guy De Vere,
    Hast thou no tear?
  30. burial
    the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  31. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  32. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  33. dew
    water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  34. sang
    North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  35. mirth
    great merriment
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  36. damn
    something of little value
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  37. fall in
    break down, literally or metaphorically
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  38. damned
    people who are condemned to eternal punishment
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  39. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  40. vacant
    not containing anyone or anything; unfilled or unoccupied
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  41. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  42. song
    a short musical composition with words
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  43. bride
    a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  44. go up
    move upward
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  45. weep
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
    Weep now or nevermore!
  46. angel
    spiritual being attendant upon God
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  47. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  48. sing
    produce tones with the voice
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  49. thou
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    And, Guy De Vere,
    Hast thou no tear?
  50. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  51. lie
    be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  52. funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  53. die
    lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  54. bowl
    a round vessel that is open at the top
    AH, broken is the golden bowl!
  55. Heaven
    the abode of God and the angels
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  56. hated
    treated with contempt
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  57. ghost
    the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  58. sweet
    having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  59. blessed
    highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  60. bless
    make the sign of the cross to call on God for protection
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  61. cheek
    either side of the face below the eyes
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  62. forever
    for a limitless time
    The spirit flown forever!
  63. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  64. page
    one side of one leaf of a book or other document
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  65. wet
    wetness caused by water
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  66. throne
    the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  67. let
    actively cause something to happen
    Let the bell toll!
  68. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  69. hate
    the emotion of intense dislike
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  70. friend
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  71. lovely
    lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  72. fly
    travel through the air; be airborne
    The spirit flown forever!
  73. flight
    an instance of traveling by air
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  74. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  75. false
    not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  76. wealth
    property that has economic value
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  77. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  78. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
    — A saintly soul
    Glides down the Stygian river!
  79. pride
    a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  80. golden
    made from or covered with gold
    AH, broken is the golden bowl!
  81. dead
    no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  82. read
    look at and say out loud something written or printed
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  83. earth
    the third planet from the sun
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  84. young
    any immature animal
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  85. break
    destroy the integrity of
    AH, broken is the golden bowl!
  86. tears
    the process of shedding tears
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  87. loved
    held dear
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  88. fall
    descend freely under the influence of gravity
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  89. broken
    physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
    AH, broken is the golden bowl!
  90. wrong
    not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  91. health
    the general condition of body and mind
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  92. below
    in or to a place that is lower
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  93. wild
    wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  94. hair
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  95. note
    a brief written record
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  96. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  97. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  98. death
    the permanent end of all life functions in an organism
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  99. King
    United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  100. eye
    the organ of sight
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  101. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  102. ever
    at all times; all the time and on every occasion
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  103. hope
    the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  104. art
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  105. spirit
    the vital principle or animating force within living things
    The spirit flown forever!
  106. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  107. river
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    — A saintly soul
    Glides down the Stygian river!
  108. up to
    busy or occupied with
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  109. feel
    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  110. night
    the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  111. 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
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  112. light
    electromagnetic radiation that can produce visual sensation
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  113. gone
    no longer retained
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  114. child
    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  115. dear
    a beloved person
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  116. above
    in or to a place that is higher
    Lest her sweet soul,
    Amid its hallow'd mirth,
    Should catch the note
    As it doth float
    Up from the damned earth —
    To friends above, from fiends below, th' indignant ghost is riven —
    From grief and moan
    To a gold throne
    Beside the King of Heaven?"
  117. thus
    from that fact or reason or as a result
    But rave not thus!
  118. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
    And let the burial rite be read —
    The funeral song be sung —
    A dirge for the most lovely dead
    That ever died so young!
  119. side
    a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  120. see
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
    See, on yon drear
    And rigid bier,
    Low lies thy love Lenore!
  121. days
    the time during which someone's life continues
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  122. heart
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  123. day
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  124. now
    at the present moment
    Weep now or nevermore!
  125. eyes
    opinion or judgment
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  126. still
    not in physical motion
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  127. old
    having lived for a long time or attained a specific age
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  128. down
    in a lower place or position
    — A saintly soul
    Glides down the Stygian river!
  129. have
    possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    And, Guy De Vere,
    Hast thou no tear?
  130. through
    having finished or arrived at completion
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  131. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  132. may
    thorny shrub of a small tree having white to scarlet flowers
    And let the solemn song
    Go up to God so mournfully that she may feel no wrong!
  133. before
    at or in the front
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  134. only
    without any others being included or involved
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  135. then
    at that time
    How shall the ritual, then, be read?
  136. but
    and nothing more
    But rave not thus!
  137. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt! — to-...
  138. there
    in or at that place
    The sweet Lenore
    Hath "gone before"
    With young hope at her side,
    And thou art wild
    For the dear child
    That should have been thy bride —
    For her, the fair
    And debonair,
    That now so lowly lies —
    The life still there
    Upon her hair,
    The death upon her eyes. [page 61:]

    "Avaunt...
  139. are
    a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
    "Yon heir, whose cheeks of pallid hue
    With tears are streaming wet,
    Sees only, through
    Their crocodile dew,
    A vacant coronet —
    False friends! ye loved her for her wealth
    And hated her for her pride,
    And, when she fell in feeble health,
    Ye blessed her — that she died.
  140. all
    entirely or completely
    The requiem how be sung
    For her most wrong'd of all the dead
    That ever died so young?"
  141. not
    negation of a word or group of words
    But rave not thus!
  142. argument
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  143. owl
    a bird of prey that hunts at night
  144. vanished
    having passed out of existence
  145. chuck
    throw carelessly
  146. savage
    without civilizing influences
  147. nimbly
    in a nimble or agile manner
  148. whipping
    beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  149. tick off
    put a check mark on or near or next to
  150. deliberative
    involved in or relating to close analysis and discussion
  151. nerd
    a student ridiculed as being boringly studious
  152. shove
    come into rough contact with while moving
  153. freeze
    change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  154. stick around
    stay put (in a certain place)
  155. innumerable
    too many to be counted
  156. windblown
    used especially of trees
  157. switch off
    cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
  158. skit
    a short theatrical performance or episode
  159. villain
    someone who does evil deliberately
  160. faux
    not genuine or real
  161. enchantment
    a magical spell
  162. juggle
    keep many objects in the air at the same time
  163. baneful
    evil or sinister
  164. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  165. baton
    a metal rod wielded or twirled by a drum major or majorette
  166. bereave
    deprive through death
  167. bulge
    swell or protrude outwards
  168. bog
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
  169. bitterly
    extremely and sharply
Created on Sat Oct 15 14:14:30 EDT 2011 (updated Sat Oct 15 14:20:42 EDT 2011)

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