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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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spanner

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈspæn.ə(ɹ)/

A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts; a wrench.

In a Sentence

Pass me that spanner, Jake; there's just one more nut to screw in.

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Common Phrases

. spannerwrench spannerspanner boundaryspanner adjustablespanner operationspanner box
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