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mortal body
Definition
human (especially merely human); or subject to death
- Then it was that the lust of the chase would suddenly come upon him, and that his brilliant reasoning power would rise to the level of intuition, until those who were unacquainted with his methods would look askance at him as on a man whose knowledge was not that of other mortals.Adventure II — The Red-Headed League (64% in)
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- If not, it shall never be seen by mortal eye; and your secret, whether you be alive or dead, shall be safe with us.Adventure IV — The Boscombe Valley Mystery (98% in)
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