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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 a way that is correct and exact; without error

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beefeater

Part of Speechnoun

An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.

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Common Phrases

gin beefeater. beefeatermartini beefeatergibsons beefeatermartinis beefeaterbeefeater twobeefeater dry
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Synonyms

yeoman of the guardyeoman

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Related Words

germanbeakbeeferwifebeaterbeanfeasterbeertender

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