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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

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

“a king's accession to a confederacy”

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marching orders

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈmɑɹtʃɪŋˌɔɹɾɹ̩z/

Instructions for action.

In a Sentence

“I get my marching orders directly from the president.”

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Synonyms

walking paperswalking ticket

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Related Words

line of marchheavy marching orderorder of the dayexecute ordercommandclose order drillextended order drillobedience

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