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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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shorthand

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈʃɔːthænd/Used In Literature ↓

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

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Poetry examples for shorthand

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

My own mother wasn’t much help. My mother had taught

shorthand and typing to support us ever since my father died, and

secretly she hated it and hated him for dying and leaving no money

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