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Stephen Crane

Three little birds in a row

Sat musing.

A man passed near that place.

Then did the little birds nudge each other.

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noun phrase

A highly skilled and successful journalist known for getting important stories.

The editor hired an ace reporter to investigate the city's corruption scandal, confident they would uncover the truth.

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director

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /dih-rek-ter/Used In Literature ↓

A person in charge of a project, organization, or performance, such as a film, play, or company.

In a Sentence

The film director worked closely with the actors to bring the story to life.

Origin

From Latin 'directus' meaning 'straight' or 'guided'.

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Poetry examples for director

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

respect for her clever daughter. Vivie should be her spiritual

director; and Vivie's idea put before her at their reconciliation

three years previously had seemed the most practical way of making

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ments to Maj. H. C. Bate, the local forecast official and sec-

tion director of the weather bureau at Nashville, for con-

tributing the larger portion of the chapter on the "Climate

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Miss Davison will play as a special number “Serenade in F,”

written and dedicated to her by Mr. William Weiss, Director

of Music, Barringer High School.

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