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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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hominy

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈhɒmɨni/

A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.

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Common Phrases

. hominygrits hominyfeed hominycreek hominystew hominyhominy lyehominy make
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Synonyms

nixtamal

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Related Words

gritslyehominy snowrockahominiehoecakehunyackhonyakhunyak

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