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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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rum

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɹʌm/Used In Literature ↓

A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

In a Sentence

The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. rumpunch rumrum bay
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Poetry examples for rum

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

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something against England. Yer know since I've made my peace with

you.... _Ain't_ it a rum go, by the bye? Ten or twenty years ago

it'd 'a bin 'my peace with God.' I dunno nothin' about God--can't

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