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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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In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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quahog

Part of Speech: nounPronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.hɒɡ/

An edible clam with a hard shell found along the Atlantic Coast of North America, from species Mercenaria mercenaria, formerly Venus mercenaria.

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Common Phrases

. quahogshells quahogclam quahogclams quahogshell quahogfishery quahogquahog oceanquahog northern
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Synonyms

cherrystonehard clamlittleneckround clamtopneckquahaug

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Related Words

hard-shell clammercenaria mercenariavenus mercenariaclamquohogquaghog

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