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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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staysail

Part of Speech: noun

A fore-and-aft rigged sail whose luff can be affixed to a stay running forward from a mast to the deck, the bowsprit or to another mast.

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Common Phrases

. staysailsheet staysailset staysailschooner staysailstay staysailsheets staysailstaysail topmaststaysail mizzen
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Related Words

mizzentopmastforetopmastforestayjib boomsailforestaysailbackstay

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