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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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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

accurate knowledge

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protean

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/pɹəʊˈtiː.ən/Used In Literature ↓

Of or relating to Proteus

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nature proteanforms protean. proteanmanifestations proteancharacter proteanman protean
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