V for Verdict – #atozchallenge

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“A Brilliant Conspiracy” Episode 22

Blurb & other Episodes


 


Verdict by coroner: two grooms – homicides; four wolves and six racehorses – misadventure.


Not exactly xenogenous killings. “Deadly phytotoxins yielded loss of zoetic qualities,” utters Jamila.


 


Glossary:


Phytotoxins                 plant poisons


Xenogenous                due to an outside cause


Zoetic                          living; vital


 


Archibald’s ‘Horse of the Day’


http://www.paulaura.com/betgloss.htm


Veillantif was Roland’s horse in the La Chanson de Roland – not a racehorse but Roland’s my hero, of course. Value for some here.


 


Jamila’s ‘Daily Poison’


http://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Types-of-poison#ref396648


Venomous ticks (species of Ixodes and Ornithodoros);


Distribution: temperate and tropical regions;


Toxic principle: unknown;


Symptoms: tick bites result in swelling, redness, intense pain, headache, muscle cramps, loss of memory, etc. Cause diseases such as Lime Disease, Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Colorado Tick Fever, Powassan Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Tularemia, some of which can be fatal.


 


Word Links


http://www.wordfind.com/


http://phrontistery.info/glossaries.html


http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordlist/adverbs.shtml


https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/prepositions-list.htm


 


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The Challenge runs over 26 days – with Sundays off for good behaviour – and each day will be based on the alphabet, from A through to Z.


Read more about the Challenge I set myself in my Theme Reveal:


Blogging from A to Z Challenge Theme Reveal 2016


For more on the Blogging from A to Z Challenge and to visit the other brave bloggers, go to the official site and this linky list.


 


 


 


 


 


 


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