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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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household god

Part of Speechnoun

A minor tutelary deity watching over a household, usually conceived as a protective ancestral spirit or genius loci.

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Synonyms

household godlarlares and penatespenates

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Related Words

housegodhousehold deitysubdeitypersonal godgodheadteraphimdivinity

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