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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

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined

a king's accession to a confederacy

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sickbay

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/sik-bey/

A place on a ship, aircraft, or in a school where sick people are cared for.

In a Sentence

The ship's sickbay was equipped to handle minor injuries and illnesses during the long voyage.

Origin

From 'sick' + 'bay' (a compartment or room), originating from nautical contexts.

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