Read full poem →O I know that those men and women were not for nothing, any more than we are for nothing;
I know that they belong to the scheme of the world every bit as much as we now belong to
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Dictionary Entry
scheme
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/skiːm/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓A systematic plan of future action.
In a Sentence
“The essay uses scheme to make the point more precise.”
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Poetry examples for “scheme”
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