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Question
From each line in the poem, pick out the word that is a homograph. Write its meaning in the context of the phrase used in the poem. Then write the other meaning implied in the question.
| Stanza | Word | One meaning | Other meaning | |
| First |
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piece of furniture | → | bottom of the river, sea, etc. |
| Second |
|
____________ | → | ____________ |
| Third |
|
____________ | → | ____________ |
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Solution
| Stanza | Word | One meaning | Other meaning | |
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