erelong
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erelong
Example Sentences
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Having lately found a large circulating library, he had been enabled to content his taste in this respect to the full; and erelong half the world was figuring in his faithful memory.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
You shall hear from me again erelong, and meanwhile believe me, Your ever faithful friend, Kenny James Dodd.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles James Lever
I, too, was erelong forced to lay aside this Herrnhut doll-work, which, by means of these contentions, now appeared before me in a rather different light.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
My friend," cried Serlo, "you yourself will erelong feel it and show it.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The mischief that hath been wrought is the doing of the scoundrel and villain on whose head I trust it may fall erelong; 'twas none of hers.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
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