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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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obsess

Part of Speech: verbPronunciation: /əbˈsɛs/Used In Literature ↓

(passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.

In a Sentence

Some people are obsessed with sports.

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Common Phrases

over obsess. obsess
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Poetry examples for obsess

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.