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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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crone

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kɹəʊn/Used In Literature ↓

An old woman.

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Common Phrases

. cronecrone oldcrone ancientcrone agedcrone diucrone patriciacrone withered
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Poetry examples for crone

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

the huntsman, too, and seem to transform the gipsy

crone herself into an Eastern queen. He helps them off,

and looks for no better future, when the duke's death releases

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