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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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peanut

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈpiːˌnʌt/Used In Literature ↓

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.

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Common Phrases

butter peanutoil peanut. peanutsauce peanutbrittle peanutshells peanutpeanut tablespoonspeanut cup
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Poetry examples for peanut

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

eyed headlines staring up at me on every street corner and at the

fusty, peanut-smelling mouth of every subway. It had nothing to do

with me, but I couldn’t help wondering what it would be like, being

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