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as in visit
a temporary residing as another's guest a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day

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as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights

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“Tarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarry. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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