I am a portion of the earth, dried and hardened by fire. I was once fluid, and I help…

I am a member of the great Aryan family of languages, and in India I am called Magadhi. I was born in Magadha, and speak a dialect of the sacred tongue of the twice-born classes.…

I am composed of lime, and I will presently become a part of a fine white substance, called lime, which will dry a great part of the lime, and in a few hours you may have a…