Both Uses
yearn
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A Room With A View
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- He had no glimpse of the comradeship after which the girl's soul yearned.†
Chpt 15 *yearned = strongly desired
- I admire you—" They had gathered round George, who beckoned, she felt, over the rubbish, the sloppy thoughts, the furtive yearnings that were beginning to cumber her soul.†
Chpt 16yearnings = strong desires
Definitions:
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(1)
(yearn) have a strong desire -- often for something difficult or impossible to have
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)