Meaning of burial-place | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“The graveyard was an inclosure on the grounds of Mr. Wharton, which had been fenced with stone, and set⟳ apart for the purpose, by that gentleman, some years before. It was not, however, intended as a burial-place for any of his own⟳ family.”

“And now, without a word of warning from the Ghost, they stood upon a bleak and desert moor, where monstrous masses of rude stone were cast⟳ about, as though it were the burial-place of giants; and water spread⟳ itself wheresoever it listed, or would have⟳ done so, but for the frost that held it prisoner; and nothing grew but moss and furze, and coarse rank grass.”

“Khaleque, the landowner, who had contributed most of the money needed to transform⟳ the neglected burial-place of an unknown into a mazar, masked his pride and pleasure with difficulty. He solemnly declared: ‘Perhaps now we shall be forgiven for neglecting the saint all these years.’”

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