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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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thorough

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/thur-oh/Used In Literature ↓

Complete with all details; very careful and precise.

In a Sentence

The student's thorough research paper covered all aspects of the topic with great depth and accuracy.

Origin

From Middle English 'thurgh', related to Old English 'þurh' (through).

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Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.