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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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clay pigeon

Part of Speechnoun

A flying target, usually a disc, made of a mixture of pitch and pulverized limestone rock, used as moving target in sport shooting.

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clay target

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Related Words

sporting claystrap shootingskeetpigeon racingdiscusping pong balltrapshootingflechette

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