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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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imply

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ɪmˈplaɪ/Used In Literature ↓

(of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence

In a Sentence

The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal

Origin

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Common Phrases

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Poetry examples for imply

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

though we by no means present it as a perfect or final Geological Map

of Tennessee ; this would imply the completion of the Smrvey. Here-

after, in other editions, we shall aim to add to it, make such changes

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knowledge is not often sought. Whatever professes to benefit by

pleasing, must please at once. The pleasures of the mind imply something

sudden and unexpected; that which elevates must always surprise. What

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