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Meanings of inert mass in English

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Usage of inert mass in English
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There he cannoned against an inert mass which he did not recognize.
Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery
2
The inert mass begins to move, and China will march forward ere long.
Round the World
3
Schmucke stayed where he had been placed on the bench, an inert mass.
Poor Relations
4
Twenty shots resounded instantly, and the bishop fell, an inert mass.
The Companions of Jehu
5
He would be but an inert mass of flesh without sense or intelligence.
The Mind and Its Education
6
He dropped on me once again, but this time as an inert mass.
The Firefly of France
7
The duke fell an inert mass upon the ground as Ronald withdrew the rapier.
Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden
8
But it fell on an inert mass where Barger had fallen to the earth.
The Furnace of Gold
9
Looking on the enormous inert mass, I reflect that he was a good man.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
10
Love, aided by the Countess, had engaged an inert mass.
Evan Harrington — Volume 5
11
But when the current passes through there is tremendous movement in that apparently inert mass.
The Metal Monster
12
For five seconds he strained against the inert mass.
The Ball and the Cross
13
He felt weak and sick, and sank back, an inert mass in the man's arms.
Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
14
And you shall see, Richie, society shall never repose an inert mass under my leadership.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 7
15
And without the persistence of the family the larger social unit would become an inert mass.
The Whence and the Whither of Man / A Brief History of His Origi...
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I lay like a log, an inert mass of human flesh on the arid lava soil.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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