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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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noun

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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egad

Part of SpeechinterjectionPronunciation/iːˈɡæd/Used In Literature ↓

A mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.

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Poetry examples for “egad”

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Note IV.byJohn Dryden

satire is personal; for he is made to quote the lines, and to add, by

way of commentary, "That galls somewhere! Egad, I cannot leave it off,

though I were cudgelled every day for it."

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