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John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.

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once in a while

Part of SpeechadverbUsed In Literature ↓

Occasionally; sometimes.

In a Sentence

I send her a note once in a while to let her know I'm thinking of her.

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Poetry examples for once in a while

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Democracy has the ways of a jackdaw. Democracy hides jewels in the

ash-heap. Democracy is infinitely whimsical. Every once in a while a

changeling appears, not like any of the people around, a changeling

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