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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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national service

Part of Speechnoun

Compulsory service in the armed forces; conscription.

In a Sentence

“The boys in between 18 and 20 are of course doing National Service.”

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Related Words

national servicemanmilitary servicenashoservitudedraftactive servicepublic serviceenlistment

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