Definition (Noun) A half-turn or wheel to the right or left executed by a horseman. In Context "Notably, the caracole required precision and was most effective when performed at a regulated trot, not a charging gallop." Pia F. Cuneo, Editor, Animals and Early Modern Identity, 2014.
Definition (Adjective) Insinuating, sneering, slyly derogatory. In Context "His office colleagues made snide remarks about him even when he was within earshot not realizing that Gordon could comprehend and feel the pain." Smiran Bhandari, Musings of a Usual Mind, 2013.
Definition (Noun) 1) the ringing or sounding of bells. 2) a jingling or tinkling sound as if of bells. In Context "Adasiewicz’s score reflects the impressionistic quality Christopher describes, the tintinnabulation of his vibraphone echoed in silvery streaks of melody from Berman’s cornet and washes of sound from Drake’s percussion." Howard Reich, ChicagoTribune.com, "Jason Adasiewicz creates a glistening film score," November 2, 2017
Definition (Noun) assistance in time of difficulty (Verb) to provide help in a difficult situation In Context "Throughout much of Mexico City on Tuesday, nightfall brought an eerie quietude, as businesses closed early and people sought the succor of their families at home. But in the hardest hit neighborhoods, the landscape was different: blocks cast in darkness from power failures were punctuated by nodes of intense activity." Kirk Semple,“Mexico City Volunteers Venture Out in Force to Aid Quake Victims,"The New York Times, 2017.
Critical Assessment “Today is All Souls' Day, the culmination of Mexico's Day of the Dead and the date on which, in 1938, the events of Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano take place. I came to the book knowing only its reputation as a masterpiece of English modernism. I left thinking it one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. Everyone should read it at least twice – Lowry thought several readings were necessary for its full meaning to "explode in the mind" – and 2 November should see Cuernavaca (to which Lowry restores its Nahuatl name of Quauhnahuac) overrun with [...]
