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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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mergansers

Part of Speechnoun

Any of various diving ducks of the genera Mergus or Lophodytes, which feed on fish and have a sharply serrated bill.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. mergansersmergansers breastedmergansers hoodedmergansers commonmergansers americanmergansers redbreasted
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Synonyms

Mergus mergansergoosander

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Related Words

sheldrakesawbillfish duckbreastedgenus mergusmergushooded mergansergoldeneyes

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