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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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motivated

Part of Speech: verbUsed In Literature ↓

To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.

In a Sentence

The weekly staff meeting was meant to motivate employees.

Origin

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Common Phrases

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Poetry examples for motivated

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

feel any emotion toward him - no longer the passionate, nervous, tense, sex-

motivated hunger that I know was reciprocal. I don't love him, I never did. I

don't think I deluded myself, except during that lovely Freshman spring when I

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