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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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Dictionary Entry

lashings

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈlæʃɪŋz/

Something used to tie something or lash it to something.

In a Sentence

The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.

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