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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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plop

Part of SpeechnounUsed In Literature ↓

A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

In a Sentence

He heard the plops of rain on the roof.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. plopdown plopplop softplop loud
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Poetry examples for plop

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.