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Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television.

The lead actor delivered a powerful performance that moved the entire audience to tears.

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bases

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈbeɪsɪz/Used In Literature ↓

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

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Poetry examples for bases

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Who are these? and where? it is no sweet seclusion;

Blank hill-sides slope down to a salt sea loch at their bases,

Scored by runnels, that fringe ere they end with rowan and alder:

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