bitter melon

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Also called bitter gourd .

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This is a time for many bitter tears and, one can only hope, a better future.
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There was a collective gasp at both the four-letter word and the bitter sentiment it carried.
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By halftime a crowd of what appeared to be a few hundred people had amassed in the bitter cold.
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As Felipe talked with him, he perceived even more clearly how bitter and unjust his mother had been to Alessandro.
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O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!
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She suddenly sank back upon the pillow and gave up to bitter anguish, when she recalled what had followed.
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Gordon gave a bitter laugh and went on, with the same strange, serious air of explaining his plan.
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If he had only been himself I should have had nothing more to desire, but he was in one of his bitter, sarcastic moods.
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