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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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jawn

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/d͡ʒɔːn/

To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

In a Sentence

“I could see my students yawning, so I knew the lesson was boring them.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

henry jawn. jawnjawn big
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Related Words

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