erelong
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erelong
Example Sentences
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In this matter Wilhelm would himself willingly have brought about reparation; and erelong a very curious accident led him to obtain some traces of the persons concerned in that nocturnal outrage.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
He took a very active part in developing the Rifle Association of the Province of Ontario, and erelong became its President.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
"I hope you will erelong be of my opinion," answered Wilhelm.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
His fleet foot never tired in the chase, and, erelong, he spied a little red handkerchief upon the ground.
From The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book by Harrison, Constance Cary
My acquaintances erelong were very numerous, not at home only, but likewise among people at a distance.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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