A particular antediluvian chronological period agone there resided in a portentous sovereignty (an imperious potentate) with three pulchritudinous muliebral scions. Notwithstanding
this verity, the most puerile possessed nonpareil comeliness. Forsooth, even the luminary orb, denizen of the firmament, when reconnoitering
the multifarious terrene topography and subsequently illumining her effulgent lineaments, was replete with stupefaction.
Vicinal to the palatial palladium prevailed a prodigious, tenebrous bosk, which subsumed an autochthonal quercus rubra. Subjacent to said arborescent monad was oriented an archaical fount within a capacious crevasse. When
the torridity of the
welkin transcended a brookable gradation, the rapturous bantling would posit her sudoriferous anima incarnate on the skirt of the aforementioned aqueous interstice, forasmuch as within its compass the ambiance was quite algid and halcyonic. While in these benignant environs, the insouciant soubrette would
trifle with an auriferous conglobation, flirting and glomming said substantiality with galvanic delectation. One discretive temporal juncture the sportive minx, temerarious in her jocosity, neglected to commandeer her fulgurant gimcrack, and so the xanthous globoid trundled into the Cimmerian abysm with a stentorian swash.
Apace the beamish
mien of the moppet volatized
and she commenced puling frenetically. As she caterwauled, an
aerial elocutionist
queried for the explication of
her lugubriousness.
Scrutating the
matrix of the
enigmatical
sonant, she
descried a
rana catesbeiana perusing her
sedulously.
The funereal hominid particularized her conundrum, her lachrymation unabated.
“Desist your jeremiad,” enjoined the limicolous heldentenor. “I cognize your dolor. If I succor you, and retrieve your clinquant gewgaw and render it to you, how do you contrive to indemnify my laborious application?”
“For your largess I will confer on you relucent bijouterie, virtu, and raiments, and if it is your desideratum, my tiara replete with chrysoprase, carnelian, heliotrope and sard, forsooth, all manner of chalcedony.”
“Your appanage does not ensorcell me,” the quaggy helot declaimed. “Albeit, plight that I will be your frater and repose in propinquity to your personage at your teapoy and gormandize aliments from your porringer and quaff from your kylix and loiter on your paillasse, then I will recoup your inimitable spheroid.”
“Certes, I depone,” she averred, synchronously cerebrating that the impetration of this amphibious habitant of the paludal bourn was merely fatuous hyperbole.
Sequatious to this parole, the miry acolyte procured the pro tempore demersal stramineous spherule betwixt maxilla and mandible, and posited said fulverous kickshaw upon the sward. The heretofore saturnine repiner became both blithesome and jocund upon the recovery of her gambogian bagatelle, and forthwith careered away.
“Abide!” squalled the plashy mensch. “Bear my entity, for imputable to my minikin lower extremities, I cannot hie!”
The incoginant urchin pretermitted his perfervid petition, and regressed to her opulent howff.
Ensuing a singular circadian interval, whilst the inadvertent nymph, squired by the paterfamilias (the august nabob), fared, the unanticipative dyad apprehended an iterative babel, and the clarion behest: “most juvenescent scion of the basilic potentate, allow me ingress!”
When the
beauteous commensal discerned her amphibiotic votary, she posthaste obturated the triclinium’s adit, and scuttled to her cathedra, etiolated from fray. The pansophic exemplar animadverted her astonied disquietude, and queried, “what straits betide? Peradventure a pernicious manticore, a nocuous wivern, a miasmic basilisk, or a pestiferous anthropophagus darkles in the vicinage?”
“Nowise, not a nefarious behemoth, but a viridescent, saurian vexation.”
“What are this miry waif’s importunities?”
“Imperious nestor, the quondam vesper my prodigious sphery bauble trolled into the caliginous wellspring. I ululated with inordinate paroxysms of angor and ruth, and this noisome bane retrieved it. He impelled me to troth that I would be his compeer, but I hypothecated this importunity to be mere persiflage.
After much excogitation, the didactic ombudsman adjured the querulous nidderling to effectuate her accordance and spring the postern. The choleric recusant temporized until the despotic martinet charged her to acquiesce. Sequently the plashy gadfly curveted in and coursed the doleful vestal to her squab.
“Hoist me and locate me in proximity to your personage,” the indefatigable varlet impetrated.
The daunted hoyden acceded with much animus and disapprobation.
“Place your charger contiguous to me, so we may gorge ourselves conjointly, he impetrated.
The recalcitrant and oppugnant thrall was, nevertheless, morigerous.
The vexatious epicurean ingested copious esculent canapés, yet the renitent bonnibel abstained.
When the invidious sybarite was cloyed, he proclaimed: “My oscitancy obliges me to be billeted. Transport my materiality to your sanctum,” he obtested.
The splenetic helot commenced lamenting, for she execrated the tactile manipulation of the mucilaginous cormorant; howbeit the hortative mogul enjoined her, and so she conveyed the anathematic hyle to her cloister.
Subsequently the pinguid arrivist dunned an osculation from the restive wench, who, after quashing her fathomable odium and with prodigious trepidation, thrust her orificular labia onto his mephitic integument. Fraught with wroth, she thereupon jaculated the hectoring execration against the partition. Expeditiously, the ignominious roué transmuted into an urbane patrician. The punctilious raconteur proceeded to delineate his calamitous chronicle to the agog peri. The stalwart paladin explicated that an iniquitous thaumaturgist conjured a sinistrous necromancy to befall him, eventuating in his transmogrification, and her orificial caress was the manumitting agent. The enraptured damsel swooned, and she and her vernal swain were forthwith affianced and espoused, and following this confarreation the twain existed evermore in felicity and Elysium.
Glossary
Basilic
Paludal Of or relating to a swamp;
marshy
antediluvian Extremely old and antiquate
chronological Relating to or in accordance
with chronology.
chronology The science that deals with
the determination of dates and the sequence of events.
period An interval of time
characterized by the occurrence of a certain condition, event, or
phenomenon
agone Gone by; past.
reside To live in a place
permanently or for an extended period
portentous Of the nature of or
constituting a portent; foreboding Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting
wonder and awe Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty.
Sovereignty A territory existing as an
independent stat
imperious Arrogantly domineering or
overbearing
potentate One who has the power and
position to rule over others; a monarch
pulchritudinous Characterized by or having
great physical beauty and appeal.
muliebrity The state of being a
woman Femininity.
scion A descendant or an heir.
notwithstanding In spite of All the same;
nevertheless In spite of the fact that; although
verity The quality or condition of
being true, factual, or real. Something, such as a statement, principle, or
belief, that is true, especially an enduring truth
puerile Belonging to childhood;
juvenile
nonpareil Having no equal;
peerless
comely Pleasing and wholesome in
appearance; attractive
forsooth In truth; indeed
luminary An object, such as a
celestial body, that gives light.
orb A celestial body, such as
the sun or moo
denizen An inhabitant; a
resident
firmament The vault or expanse of the
heavens; the sky.
reconnoiter To make a preliminary
inspection of, especially in order to gather military information To make a
reconnaissance
reconnaissance
An
inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military
information
multifarious Having great variety; divers
terrene Of or relating to Earth;
earthly.
topography Detailed, precise
description of a place or region. The surveying of the features of a
place or region.
subsequent Following in time or order;
succeeding
illume To illuminate
effulgent Shining brilliantly;
resplendent.
lineament A definitive or
characteristic feature
replete Abundantly supplied;
abounding
stupefaction Great astonishment or
consternation
vicinal Of, belonging to, or
restricted to a limited area or neighborhood; local.
palatial Of the nature of a palace,
as in spaciousness or ornateness
palladium anything believed to
provide protection or safety; safeguard
prevail To be most common or
frequent; be predominant
prodigious Extraordinary;
marvelous
tenebrous Dark and gloomy.
bosk A small wooded are
subsume To classify, include, or
incorporate in a more comprehensive category or under a general
principle
autochthonous Originating where found;
indigenous.
quercus rubra red oak
subjacent Located beneath or below;
underlying
arborescent Having the size, form, or
characteristics of a tree; treelike
monad An indivisible,
impenetrable unit of substance viewed as the basic constituent element of
physical reality in the metaphysics of Leibnitz
orient To align or position with respect
to a point or system of reference
archaic Of, relating to, or
characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period
fount A fountain
capacious Capable of containing a
large quantity; spacious or roomy.
crevasse A deep fissure, as in a
glacier; a chasm.
torrid Parched with the heat of the
sun; intensely hot. torridity
welkin The vault of heaven; the
sky.
transcend To pass beyond the limits
of
brook To put up with; tolerate
gradation A series of gradual,
successive stages; a systematic progression A degree or stage in such a
progression
rapturous Filled with great joy or
rapture; ecstatic
bantling A young child
posit To place firmly in position
sudoriferous Producing or secreting sweat
anima The inner self of an
individual; the soul.
incarnate Invested with bodily nature
and form
skirt
An outer edge; a border or margin
aforementioned Mentioned previously.
aqueous Relating to, similar to,
containing, or dissolved in water; watery.
interstice A space, especially a small
or narrow one, between things or parts
forasmuch as Inasmuch as; since
compass A restricted space or area
ambiance The special atmosphere or
mood created by a particular environment
algid Cold; chilly.
halcyon Calm and peaceful; tranquil.
benignant Favorable; beneficial.
environs Surroundings;
environment.
insouciant Marked by blithe unconcern;
nonchalant.
soubrette A young woman regarded as
flirtatious or frivolous.
trifle To play or toy with
something
auriferous Containing gold;
gold-bearing
conglobate To form into a globe or
ball. conglobation
flirt To toss or flip
suddenly.
glom To steal. To seize; grab
substantial Of, relating to, or having
substance; material.
galvanic stimulating; energizing
delectation Delight.
discretive serving to distinguish or
discriminate; distinctive
temporal Of, relating to, or limited
by time
juncture A point in time, especially
a critical point.
sportive Playful; frolicsome
minx A girl or young woman who is
considered pert, flirtatious, or impudent.
temerarious Presumptuously or recklessly
daring
jocose Given to joking; merry. jocosity
commandeer To force into military
service To seize for military use; confiscate To take arbitrarily or by force
fulgurant Flashing like lightning;
dazzlingly bright.
gimcrack A cheap and showy object of
little or no use; a gewgaw.
xanthous Color Yellow.
globoid A globe-shaped object.
trundle To move along by or as if by
rolling or spinning
Cimmerian Very dark or gloomy.
abysm An abyss.
stentorian Extremely loud
swash A splash of water or other
liquid hitting a solid surface The sound of such a splash
apace At a rapid pace; swiftly.
beamish Smiling, as with happiness
or optimism.
mien Bearing or manner,
especially as it reveals an inner state of mind
moppet A young child
volatize to become volatile; to
evaporate
commence To begin; start.
pule To whine; whimper.
frenetic Wildly excited or active;
frantic; frenzied
caterwaul To make a shrill,
discordant sound
aerial Of, in, or caused by the
air.
elocution The art of public speaking
in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasize elocutionist
query To put a question to (a
person).
explicate To make clear the meaning
of; explain
lugubrious Mournful, dismal, or
gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree lugubriousness
scrutate rare to search out, to
investigate
matrix A situation or surrounding
substance within which something else originates, develops, or is contained
enigmatic or enigmatical Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling
sonant
descry To catch sight of (something
difficult to discern).
rana catesbeiana bullfrog
peruse To read or examine,
typically with great car
sedulous Persevering and constant in
effort
funereal Appropriate for or
suggestive of a funeral; mournful
hominid A primate of the family
Hominidae, of which Homo sapiens is the only extant species.
Particularize To go into or give details
or particulars.
conundrum A paradoxical, insoluble, or
difficult problem; a dilemma
lacrimation also lachrymation Secretion of tears,
especially in excess.
abate To reduce in amount, degree,
or intensity; lessen
desist To cease doing something;
forbear.
jeremiad a prolonged lamentation or
mournful complaint
enjoin To direct or impose with
authority and emphasis
limicolous Living in mud
heldentenor Music A tenor voice with a
striking dramatic or brilliant quality that is well suited for heroic roles,
such as those in Wagnerian opera A person with such a voice
cognize to perceive; become
conscious of, know
dolor Sorrow; grief
succor To give assistance to in
time of want, difficulty, or distress.
clinquant Glittering with gold or
tinsel.
gewgaw A decorative trinket; a
bauble
render
contrive To plan with cleverness or
ingenuity; devise
indemnify To make compensation to for
damage, loss, or injury suffered
laborious Marked by or requiring
long, hard work
application The act of putting something
to a special use or purpose . A specific use to which something is put
largess also largesse Generosity of spirit or
attitude
confer To bestow (an honor, for
example)
relucent Reflecting light; shining
bijouterie A collection of trinkets or
jewelry.
virtu . excellence or merit in
objects of art, curios, and the like (used with plural v.) such objects or
articles collectively
raiment Clothing; garments.
desideratum Something considered
necessary or highly desirable
tiara An ornamental, often
jeweled, crown like semicircle worn on the head by women on formal
occasions.
chrysoprase An apple-green chalcedony
used as a gemstone
carnelian A pale to deep red or
reddish-brown variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry.
heliotrope See bloodstone
bloodstone A variety of deep-green
chalcedony flecked with red jasper. Also Called heliotrope .
sard A clear or translucent, deep
orange-red to brownish-red variety of chalcedony.
chalcedony A translucent to transparent
milky or grayish quartz with distinctive microscopic crystals arranged in
slender fibers in parallel bands.
appanage A source of revenue, such as
land, given by a sovereign for the maintenance of a
member of the ruling family.
ensorcell to bewitch
quaggy Resembling a marsh; soggy.
helot A person in servitude; a ser
declaim To deliver a formal
recitation, especially as an exercise in rhetoric or elocution
albeit Even though; although;
notwithstanding
plight To give or pledge (one's
word or oath, for example).
frater a brother, as in a religious
or fraternal order; comrade
repose To rest or relax (oneself).
propinquity Proximity; nearness.
personage A person of distinction
teapoy A small table for holding a
tea service
gormandize To eat gluttonously; gorge
aliment Something that nourishes;
food Something that supports or sustains.
porringer a low dish or cup, often with a
handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten
quaff To drink a liquid heartily
kylix a cup in the shape of a shallow bowl having two horizontal handles projecting from the sides, used as a drinking vessel
loiter To stand idly about; linger
aimlessly.
paillasse A thin mattress filled with
straw or sawdust.
Recoup to regain or recover.
inimitable Defying imitation;
matchless.
spheroid A body that is shaped like a
sphere but is not perfectly round, especially an ellipsoid that is generated by
revolving an ellipse around one of its axes.
certes Certainly; truly.
depone Law To testify or declare
under oath
aver To affirm positively;
declare
synchronous Occurring or existing at the
same time
cerebrate To use the power of reason;
think.
amphibious Biology Living or able to
live both on land and in water.
habitant An inhabitant.
paludal Of or relating to a swamp;
marshy.
bourn realm; domain
merely And nothing else or more;
only
fatuous Delusive; unreal
hyperbole A figure of speech in which
exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or
This book weighs a ton
sequatious following with smooth or
logical regularity
parole Word of honor, especially
that of a prisoner of war who is granted freedom only after promising to lay
down arms.
miry Full of or resembling mire;
swampy.
acolyte A devoted follower or
attendant.
procure To get by special effort;
obtain or acquire
pro tempore For the time being;
temporarily.
demersal Dwelling at or near the
bottom of a body of water
spherule A miniature sphere; a
globule
betwixt Between
maxilla a jaw or jawbone, esp. the
upper
mandible The lower jaw of a
vertebrate animal.
fulverous tawny; dull yellowish-gray
or yellowish brown
kickshaw A trinket; a gewgaw.
Sward Land covered with grassy
turf A lawn or meadow.
heretofore Up to the present time;
before this; previously.
saturnine Melancholy or sullen
repine To be discontented or low in
spirits; complain or fret. repiner
n
blithesome Cheerful; merry.
jocund Sprightly and lighthearted
in disposition, character, or quality.
gambogian yellow or yellow orange
bagatelle An unimportant or
insignificant thing; a trifle
forthwith At once;
immediately.
career To move or run at full
speed; ruse
abide To remain in a place
squall A loud, harsh cry. To scream
or cry loudly and harshly.
plashy marshy, wet
mensch A person having admirable
characteristics, such as fortitude and firmness of purpose
bear To carry on one's person;
convey.
entity Something that exists as a
particular and discrete unit
imputable Possible to impute or
ascribe; attributable
minikin delicate, dainty, or
mincing
extremity A bodily limb or appendage
Hie To go quickly; haste
incoginant thoughtless;
inconsiderate
urchin A playful or mischievous
youngster; a scamp.
pretermit To disregard intentionally
or allow to pass unnoticed or unmentioned