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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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burn down

Part of Speechverb

To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.

In a Sentence

“The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage.”

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Related Words

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