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Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.

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Dictionary Entry

armour

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈɑː.mə/Used In Literature ↓

A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

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Common Phrases

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Poetry examples for armour

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Hark! In the passage is heard the clink of armour, the tread of a heavy man.

The door bursts open and standing there, his thin hair wavering

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Of all evidence for illustrating the manners and customs of our

Ancestors, their furniture, dresses, plate, jewels, armour, books, and

in short every thing connected with their domestic arrangements or

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