This scene describes a typical case of spontaneous human combustion, in which a human body is supposedly able to burst into flames and to burn to almost nothing entirely on its own.
I don't get the bold part !
to burn to almost nothing to burn until almost nothing is left. Maybe just a few ashes. entirely on its own completely by itself, without any external assistance.
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to burn to almost nothing to burn until almost nothing is left. Maybe just a few ashes.
entirely on its own completely by itself, without any external assistance. eg no-one pours gasoline on it and lights it with a match.