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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place — Vocabulary
Ernest Hemingway
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colleaguefellow worker -- especially in a respected profession such as teaching, medicine, or law My colleague suggested a different approach.more Show sample from book He sat down at the table with his colleague again.p.2.41 more fellow worker
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despaira feeling of hopelessness Don't give in to despair.more Show sample from book He was in despair.p.1.4 hopelessness Show general definition for despair (as in: she felt despair) hopelessness; or distress (such as extreme worry or sadness from feeling powerless to change a bad situation)

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