catena

Example Sentences

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The exact catena of the two crimes mattered less to me than the question: Had Glass possessed himself of the secret before making off?

From Poison Island by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

In dura catena, in misera poena Desidero Te!

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron

One of the persons present having changed places, Eusapia utters complaints: "La catena! la catena!"

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

In dura catena, in misera poena, desidero Te; Languendo, gemendo, et genuflectendo, Adoro, imploro, ut liberes me.'

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various

He says his evidence is cumulative; not a catena, the strength of which is in its weakest part, but distinct and independent lines, each of which corroborates the other.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by Smith, David Eugene