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Discover LudwigThe word “tomb” is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a large grave or underground burial chamber. For example, “The Pharaohs were entombed in elaborate tombs at the Valley of the Kings.”.
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tomb
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A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
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From the back, next to the naughty kids pinging bands at each other, we listened to the gospel choir's hair-raising harmonies and a minister preaching about Jesus "a rumblin' in the tomb".
But how does he compare with that other famous tomb hoarder?
On and on and… to be honest we've had enough – 75km comes and goes, 80, 85… past the tomb at Wayland's Smithy, above the White Horse at Uffington, round Barbury Castle, 90, 95… and then finally, 99, and at last the finish and the magical stones of Avebury.
The tombs contained no gold or valuables, which safeguarded them from tomb raiders throughout antiquity, and the bodies were not mummified.
Some historians hold that the tomb scene in Romeo and Juliet, with its "stony" sepulchre in which the tragic lovers end their lives, has similarities to the decaying, tomb-crowded interior of the church.
The anniversary of his death this month saw ardent supporters – who say he turned around Chile's fortunes and refer to him affectionately as "my general" – making pilgrimages to his tomb to pay respects.
On Sunday, she laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior by the walls of the Kremlin.
The 128-year-old world heritage site, which housed the remains of four Buganda kings, is considered a sacred tomb by members of the Buganda ethnic group, the largest in Uganda.
I was invited into a private singing room last night, saw inside an ancient tomb and had lunch with a lady in the market.
"El Salvador will be the tomb where the Reds end up".
THE tomb of David, a king for Christians and Jews and a prophet for Muslims, on Mount Zion, is one of Jerusalem's architectural gems.
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