lay
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The flag in her hair is broadcasting all the Wi-Fi in the auditorium, so LAY OFF.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2012
A. H. LAY Manila, Philippines Sir: Kudos to you for shedding light on a dark story!
From Time Magazine Archive
NIM LAY ON the floor of the cave with Fred under one arm and Selkie sheltering her back.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
LAY a garland on my hearse Of the dismal yew; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say, I died true.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
HAKON's LAY This poem is here given in its original form as published by Lowell in Graham's Magazine in January, 1855.
From Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier by Carhart, Margaret Spraque
Vocabulary lists containing lay
Poetry: Genres
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Reading: Literature - Poetry - High School
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