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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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Dictionary Entry

active voice

Part of Speechnoun

(grammar) the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action

In a Sentence

“"The ball was kicked by Fred." would, in active voice, be "Fred kicked the ball."”

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Related Words

activeaction verbverb of motionactivitydynamic verbactuationworkingvoicing

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