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light upon

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Verb1.light upon - find unexpectedlylight upon - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, attain, discover, strike
regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
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But when it is remembered that in Zarathustra we not only have the history of his most intimate experiences, friendships, feuds, disappointments, triumphs and the like, but that the very form in which they are narrated is one which tends rather to obscure than to throw light upon them, the difficulties which meet the reader who starts quite unprepared will be seen to be really formidable.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Astor in his comprehensive project, might throw light upon portions of our country quite out of the track of ordinary travel, and as yet but little known.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
One day he disappeared and a prolonged search by his neighbors failed to turn him up or throw any light upon his whereabouts or whyabouts.
Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
 
 
 
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