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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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ovary

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈəʊvəɹi/

A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

In a Sentence

“The male testicles are homologous to the female ovaries.”

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Common Phrases

. ovarysyndrome ovarycells ovaryovary polycysticovary hamsterovary leftovary rightovary one
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Related Words

ovarianoophoronlocularlobedbilocularbilobedstipitatesyncarpous

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