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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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ducks and drakes

Part of Speechnoun

A pastime of throwing flat stones across water so as to make them bounce off the surface.

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Synonyms

drakestoningstone skiffingstone skimmingstone skippingsquanderingwasting

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Related Words

duckbunnockducks on the pondpoohsticksflechettequoitquoitsdiscus

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