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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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precedence

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/pɹɪˈsiːd(ə)ns/Used In Literature ↓

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

In a Sentence

Family takes precedence over work, in an emergency.

Origin

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Common Phrases

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Poetry examples for precedence

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

have been allowed absolute freedom in this direction, limitations of space

only being imposed upon them. Also, to avoid any appearance of precedence,

they have been put in alphabetical order.

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have been allowed absolute freedom in this direction, limitations of space

only being imposed upon them. Also, to avoid any appearance of precedence,

they have been put in alphabetical order.

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