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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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backgrounds

Part of Speechnoun

One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.

In a Sentence

“The lawyer had a background in computer science.”

Origin

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