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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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tonic water

Part of Speechnoun

A carbonated beverage containing quinine, originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, and now mainly used as a mixer in gin and tonic and other cocktails.

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Synonyms

Indian tonic water

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Related Words

tonicquinine watertotaquinaquininetotaquinetotaquintonic and ginquinin

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