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Stephen Crane

I stood upon a high place,

And saw, below, many devils

Running, leaping,

And carousing in sin.

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adjective

Engaged in or ready for action; characterized by energetic work, thought, or speech.

The students were very active in class discussions, asking many thoughtful questions.

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heartbreaking

Part of Speech: nounUsed In Literature ↓

The breaking of a heart; great grief, anguish or distress.

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Poetry examples for heartbreaking

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

telling how the songs and poems that were being recited

there (‘heartbreaking and true’) brought back memories

of far-off days and other courts where he himself had

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