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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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love child

Part of Speech: noun

A child born as a result of a romantic liaison between parents not married to one another; an illegitimate child.

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Synonyms

bastard

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Related Words

illegitimateby-blowillegitimate childlovechildnatural childnatural sonstepchild

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