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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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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

sheave

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ʃiːv/

A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

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. sheaveblock sheavesheave eccentricsheave drivingsheave tractionsheave secondarysheave drive
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Related Words

showersshiverpulleypulley blockgearmonkey wheelgear wheelpulley shell

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