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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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noun

A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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gnarl

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/nɑː(r)l/Used In Literature ↓

A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.

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. gnarlgnarl sinews
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Synonyms

grumblemurmurcroakknotmutter

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Related Words

nodenodulenodulus

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