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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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verb

To finish successfully.

She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.

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Dictionary Entry

auspicious

Part of Speech: adjectivePronunciation: /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/Used In Literature ↓

Of good omen; indicating future success.

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Common Phrases

day auspicious. auspiciousmoment auspiciousbeginning auspiciousoccasion auspicioustime auspicious
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Poetry examples for auspicious

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Victrola and records while he lived presented to

him upon the auspicious occasion of his decease a

scrumptious not to mention splendiferous funeral with

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The muse, that mourns him now, his happy triumph sung.[57]

Even they could thrive in his auspicious reign;

And such a plenteous crop they bore

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