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Karl Ludwig Sand: Celebrated Crimes
Karl Ludwig Sand: Celebrated Crimes

Chapter V

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"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.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Karl Ludwig Sand: Celebrated Crimes

Chapter V

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.
Line 2
"Sit nomen Domini benedictum.
Line 3
"From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.
Line 4
"KARL-LUDWIG SAND."
Line 5
When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

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.”

All words in this reading · 47

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20th

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From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

anticipating

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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.

authorities

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

benedictum

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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

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.

came

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

day

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From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

deliverance

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From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

Domini

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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

dress

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eager

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

earlier

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

execution

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

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.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

given

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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.

hours

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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.

KARL-LUDWIG

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From this reading "KARL-LUDWIG SAND."

lines

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

making

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

Mannheim

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

most

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

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.

nomen

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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

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.

physician

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

prison

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From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

recorder

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

room

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From this reading "From the prison room, May 20th, day of my deliverance.

SAND

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From this reading "KARL-LUDWIG SAND."

Sit

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From this reading "Sit nomen Domini benedictum.

six

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

thank

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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.

two

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

usual

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

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.

wishes

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From this reading "I thank the authorities of Mannheim for anticipating my most eager wishes by making my execution six hours earlier.

wound

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From this reading When Sand had given these two lines to the recorder, the physician came to him to dress his wound, as usual.