erelong
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erelong
Example Sentences
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Erelong shall thine efforts be crowned with success.
From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Erelong grandmother knocked at our chamber door and called us.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
Erelong the "old man eloquent" found his way into Parliament, where he for several years made himself a thorn in the flesh to some of his old colleagues of the ante-Union days.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
Erelong shall the clamour of the multitude throughout Africa, throughout America, the cry of the European and of the Turk, the groaning of India and China be heard from far and near.
From Unfolding Destiny by Shoghi Effendi
Erelong Cæsar himself took the field and the Roman legions were pressing down upon Egypt.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert
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