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Chapter 5 of Karl Ludwig Sand Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier. "Sit nomen Domini benedictum. "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance. "KARL-LUDWIG SAND." When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
Chapter 5 of Karl Ludwig Sand Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “anticipate” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.”
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading “"From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.”
a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
From this reading “"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.”
equipment for making records
From this reading “When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.”
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From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
-ing form of “anticipate” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
put on clothes
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
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From this reading "KARL-LUDWIG SAND."
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
equipment for making records
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading "KARL-LUDWIG SAND."
be seated
From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
at the time that
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.
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