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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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adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.

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crane

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kɹeɪn/Used In Literature ↓

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

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Common Phrases

. craneoperator cranebrinton cranecrane stephencrane hartcrane walter
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Poetry examples for crane

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

tion to The Monk by Matthew G. Lewis is reprinted with the permission of the

Grove Press, copyright © 1952 by Grove Press, Inc. ‘‘Stephen Crane’s The Red

Badge of Courage^’ is reprinted from The American Novel from James Fenmore

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