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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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testudo

Part of Speechnoun

A shelter formed by a body of troops by holding their shields or targets close together over their heads.

Origin

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Common Phrases

graeca testudohermanni testudo. testudohorsfieldi testudoelephantopus testudomarginata testudotestudo tortoisetestudo roman
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Synonyms

genus testudo

Antonyms

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Related Words

scutaturtletargetscutumshield wallshieldtestiere

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