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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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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

accurate knowledge

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contemptible

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/Used In Literature ↓

Deserving contempt

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. contemptiblelittle contemptible
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Poetry examples for contemptible

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

species of those exploded beings could have done much; and when they are

brought together, they only make each other contemptible. To Tickell,

however, cannot be refused a high place among the minor poets; nor should

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