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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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noun

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.

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blackball

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈblækbɔːl/Used In Literature ↓

A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.

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Poetry examples for blackball

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

I’ve my knapsack, firelock, spatters,

Crossbelts, priming-horn, stock, bay’net, blackball, clay,

Pouch, magazine, flints, flint-box that at every quick-step clatters;

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