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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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inverse

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɪnˈvɝs/Used In Literature ↓

An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or inside out or backwards.

In a Sentence

321 is the inverse of 123.

Origin

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Common Phrases

relationship inversesquare inverseratio inverseproportion inverseproblem inverserelation inverse
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Poetry examples for inverse

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

being little feels like." And so it is that childlike sensitivity to new experiences

and sensations seems to diminish in an inverse proportion to the growth of

technical ability. As we become polished, so do we become hardened and guilty

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