erelong
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of erelong
Example Sentences
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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
Matters erelong became so alarming, that Eugene also followed in the same direction.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various
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 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
But erelong the greater specific gravity of the sea-water forces off large segments from the terminal front of the ice, which float away as icebergs.
From Geology by Geikie, James
But, erelong, Wilhelm lost the sight of day, and the consciousness of what was passing.
From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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