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The girl was beheaded, chopped into pieces and placed in a trunk, but was not interfered with.
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The girl was beheaded, chopped into pieces and placed in a trunk, but was not interfered with. |
British newspaper report (cited by John Murray in A Gentleman Publisher's Commonplace Book)
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Abbreviations used for authors:
Anon. = Anonymous (author unknown)
Abbreviations used for dates:
BCE = Before the Common Era (same as BC, Before Christ)
CE = Common Era (same as AD, Anno Domini meaning After Christ)
c = circa meaning about, approximately
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BrE = British English | AmE = American English
behead (verb): cut the head off (someone)
chop (verb): cut
trunk (noun): large box for storage; like a very large suitcase
interfere with (verb): [BrE] sexually molest (euphemism)
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