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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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Dictionary Entry

transportation

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/Used In Literature ↓

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

In a Sentence

We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. transportationsystem transportationcosts transportationfacilities transportationtransportation publictransportation airtransportation water
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Poetry examples for transportation

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Section 1. After one year from the ratification of this

article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicat-

ing liquors within, the importation thereof into, or tke ex-

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