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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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mottle

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈmɑt əl/Used In Literature ↓

A distinguishing blotch of color.

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Common Phrases

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Poetry examples for mottle

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creases of screaming warmth chuck pil- lows are noise funnily swallows

swallowing revolv- ingly pompous a the swallowed mottle with smooth or

a but of rapidly goes gobs the and of flecks of and a chatter sobbings

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