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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
612
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Translator of Prof. Haeckel's "India and Ceylon," Maurus Jokai's "The Nameless Castle," etc._ PREFACE.
Antiquarius
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
bar
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
bore
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
burden
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
came
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
casket
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
Castle
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Ceylon
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crime
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From this reading Each crime is noted.
Distinction
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From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each crime is noted.
Ehrenbreitstein
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
empty
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
enclosed
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
etc
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fall
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From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
fortress
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
foundry
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
Haeckel's
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human
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
II
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
India
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iron
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
Jokai's
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less
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
Maurus
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metal
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
NamelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading _Translator of Prof. Haeckel's "India and Ceylon," Maurus Jokai's "The Nameless Castle," etc._ PREFACE.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
noted
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From this reading Each crime is noted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Translator of Prof. Haeckel's "India and Ceylon," Maurus Jokai's "The Nameless Castle," etc._ PREFACE.
once
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
ordinary
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From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
originalia
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
page
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
PREFACE
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Prof
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Rhenish
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
said
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
see
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
seven
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
shell
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
sins
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
skull
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
swing
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Translator of Prof. Haeckel's "India and Ceylon," Maurus Jokai's "The Nameless Castle," etc._ PREFACE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Distinction of this order does not fall to an ordinary mortal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
Translator
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trebled
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
twenty-one
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
Vol
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From this reading In Part II, Vol. 2, of the Rhenish _Antiquarius_, I once came across a skull that is said--see page 612--to swing, enclosed in a metal casket, from an iron bar in the foundry of Ehrenbreitstein fortress.
wisdom
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
Yon
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From this reading Yon empty shell of human wisdom once bore the burden of no less than twenty-one mortal sins--the seven _originalia_ trebled.
