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John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

Writers often choose access when discussing complex ideas.

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chock

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/tʃɒk/Used In Literature ↓

Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.

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Poetry examples for chock

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

I thought them joys eternal when I used to shout and play

On its bank at "clink and bandy," "chock" and "taw" and "ducking stone,"

Where silence sitteth now on the wild heath as her own

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