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comma

Punctuation mark (,) most commonly used to mark off a phrase or noun in apposition, to mark off a subordinate clause or phrase, or to separate items in a list.



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You see I left off at a comma, and it's so awkward not knowing how the sentence finishes
He set down her basket and the tin pot, and stirring the paint with the brush that was in it began painting large square letters on the middle board of the three composing the stile, placing a comma after each word, as if to give pause while that word was driven well home to the reader's heart--
Nearer and nearer waltzed Gagool, looking for all the world like an animated crooked stick or comma, her horrid eyes gleaming and glowing with a most unholy lustre.
 
 
 
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