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along

[uh-lawng, uh-long]

preposition

through, on, beside, over, or parallel to the length or direction of; from one end to the other of: to walk along a highway; to run a border along a shelf.

during; in the course of: Somewhere along the way I lost my hat.

in conformity or accordance with: I plan to revise the article along the lines suggested.

adverb

by the length; lengthwise; parallel to or in a line with the length or direction: He ran along beside me.

with a progressive motion; onward: The police ordered the line to move along.

(of time) some way on: along toward evening.

in company; in agreement (usually followed by with): I'll go along with you. He planned the project along with his associates.

as a companion; with one: She took her brother along.

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from one person or place to another: The order was passed along from the general to the captain and from the captain to a private.

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at or to an advanced place or state: Work on the new ship is quite far along.

11.

as an accompanying item; on hand: Bring along your umbrella.

12.

along of, Chiefly Southern U.S. and British Dialect.

owing to; because of: We weren't invited, along of your rudeness.

in company with: You come along of me to the store.

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Along is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Verb phrase

13.

get along. get (def. 36).

Idioms

14.

all along, all the time; throughout: I knew all along that it was a lie.

15.

be along, Informal. to arrive at a place; come: They should be along soon.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English andlang, equivalent to and- (cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse and-, Gothic and(a)-, Old High German ant-, prefix with orig. sense “facing”; compare answer) + lang long¹

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The historic buildings and tree-covered campus, along with top-ranked academic programs and.

But the quintessential gold bug is an investor who expects every form of paper wealth to collapse, along with civilisation itself.

Sudden movement along the fault causes the ground to shake.

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The historic buildings and tree-covered campus, along with top-ranked academic programs and.

But the quintessential gold bug is an investor who expects every form of paper wealth to collapse, along with civilisation itself.

Sudden movement along the fault causes the ground to shake.

If that were the case, the tortoises would have yawned right along with their compatriots.

Along the two-lane road, there is not a single billboard, stop sign or traffic light.

Along the way they've developed considerable expertise about which roses grow best in which climates.

He's carrying a chainsaw and a list of lumberyards along the way.

And so the process of learning, along with students' perception of knowledge, can't be finite either.

Enjoy a picnic at the falls or find your own private spot somewhere along the adjacent hiking trails.

Droughts and insufficient rainfall contribute to what's known as water risk, along with floods and contamination.

The cowbirds also ravaged warbler nests that were too far along in the brooding process to accept new eggs.

Apple trees espaliered along a wall in this garden.

Each one is hand-drawn and divided into quadrants with scribbled notes and numbers sprouting along the edges.

Reference letters will be requested further along in the search.

Only a handful of wild animal species have been successfully bred to get along with humans.

Dark energy does more than hurry along the expansion of the universe.

For instance, bite marks along the individual's brow ridge imply he met an untimely end from a carnivore.

Three varieties of espaliered apples form a living fence along the south side.

Gulf currents loop along coastlines east and west of the spill.

Demonstrated leadership abilities along with excellent planning, interpersonal and communication skills are required.

They can thrive in warm water and cold, along coastlines or out in the deep.

My standard pretty much applies to humans, along with other animals.

Knowledge, because all are hidden among the trees along a rugged, winding road so steep it can make your ears pop.

The floors are littered with broken ceiling tiles, and inch-wide cracks snake along the walls.

In chimps, that tissue may become spines along the penis that affect mating behavior.

Explain to students that they will be creating a diorama of life along a river near where they live.

Bats, along with other animals that employ echolocation, rely on their ears more than their eyes for orientation and navigation.

Superior is one of the only spots of civilization along it.

Microphone was first, mine had a chip-tune synthesizer built in along with various songs that you could sing along with.

Students' efforts to improve their job prospects, along.

Along the rivers some areas are dominated by palms and swamp forests, with unique plant communities.

And by introducing impurities at specific sites, scientists can bend the light along a prescribed pathway.

Ice cream bars and boat tours signal the height of summer along this boardwalk.

But lengthy advocacy by parents, along with recent federal legislation, has spurred an increase in the number.

To reduce erosion, sow ground cover plant seeds to create a buffer along the banks.

Nest mates to follow the trail, laying their own pheromones, amplifying the markings along the path.

Following are illustrations showing standard ad sizes, along with their dimensions.

Convoys of carts loaded with bricks and mortar were arriving every day along dirt tracks.

Science, on the other hand, could in principle get along without the university.

Autumn leaves crinkle underfoot and the smell of apple cider fills the air, along with the shouts of overexcited.

Scenarios from heaven to hell, with stops along the.

I've given distances below in kilometers so you can follow along with your rental-car odometer.

The majority of courts have a similar architecture of two parallel walls along the sides of the field.

Sometimes, a brief stop along the road can become a teaching moment.

The cyclists plan to raise money along the way for research that could lead to a cure.

Efforts to co-operate along the trigger line can seem to make matters worse.

Score the horse pop-up along the three dashed lines shown.

Bees hover over bright disks of zinnias, among spires of salvia and along a purple border of asters.

Nokia has filed a patent for a system that would allow a phone to transmit the user's basics emotions along.

We all know that you should send a cover letter along with your résumé.

If you park along that loop and peer over the side of a.

For many small communities along the route, the ride is a big deal.

The rubbing produces waves that vibrate back and forth along the fault line faster than the shear speed.

Walk along the footpath and experience the mystery and power of this effigy.

Lateral buds grow along the sides of a shoot and give rise to the sideways growth that makes a plant bushy.

Please provide a curriculum vita along with an application letter.

Farther along is a vacant lot with rows of car bonnets painted with faces.

The parkway is a two-lane road that dips and curves and along the way provides some of the nation's great vistas.

Center and attach supports along opposite sides of base.

The probe would take temperature, pressure and composition readings along the way.

The result is a robot that scuttles along when an appropriate chemical is brushed on one end.

And new students come along who lack the prejudices of their predecessors.

But tailgating spectators in villages along the way offer live music and nourishment.

If the plant spreads by underground stems or by rooting along stems that touch the soil, you may be able to control it by.

But every so often one comes along and creeps the living bejesus out of us.

But that claim, along with a number of others, falls apart on.

Lanchas are used for transporting people and their families between the numerous villages along the river.

Science marches ahead, in other words, erasing many records of dissent along the way.

He did the best he could to lift and tap one foot after the other not quite along with the beat.

They found that the sloths didn't simply lumber along the branches at a slow-and-steady pace.

Subsidized housing on campus is offered, along with basic health care services.

Adopting healthy habits can be a difficult process that often entails a number of missteps along the way.

Rains turn the surface slick, probably slick enough to allow the wind to push the rocks along.

Turn the piece of wood over and make a second cut along the line on the opposite side.

So, any satellite operator or drone pilot wanting to immortalize their units would send along a patch for the next edition.

Moist soils, especially along canyons and mountain slopes in coniferous forests.

She might envision the adventures and mishaps she will share with her child along the way.

My genes will sink into the dirt along with the rest of the contents of my cells.

Maybe this is where the guy should have been all along.

Along the way, the author muses on the delights of fiction as sharpened by the prospect of strangulation.

Moist soil along streams in mountain canyons, usually in coniferous forests and with cottonwoods and willows.

Now picture it sliding along the ground for a distance of about three football.

Along the entire coastline and major ridges as well as across the peninsula's narrow neck, he set traps.

Along the bottom of the fence, closely spaced pickets keep out small animals.

These teachers are proceeding along the same path that led philosophers, a few decades ago, to abandon inspiration for.

The law of unintended consequences: build a cellular-phone network and get a sophisticated surveillance system along with.

With a hammer or stick, tap along the edge band to release air bubbles.

If you have solutions, send them along and we'll see what others think.

They split red laser photons into entangled pairs and sent the twinned light particles along separate paths.

The formerly blank façade had cramped stairs along one side and a front deck that was exposed to the weather.

Along with producing lawyers, our nation's colleges are increasingly producing work for them.

Here's a sampling, along with a look at the prizes themselves.

Schneider said in a written statement issued along with the report.

Eighty-five percent of the earth's volcanic eruptions occur deep underwater along mid-ocean ridges.

Click ahead to see what they did, mixing some old with the new along the way.

It has stolen control of many muscles in her face, along with her ability to live independently.

Now a study finds that a patient's risk of dying goes up along with the number.

Along with the electrons, these make up the entire periodic table.

Drosophila, along with such animals as the mouse and sea slug, offers convenience for research.

Then one block bowed down and scooted out of the way of the other one, which continued along its path.

As a result, signals arrive at an antenna along many paths and at different times.

To have that sort of action and reaction along the mycillia over several miles would be a lot harder to demonstrate.

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World English Dictionary

along (əˈlɒŋ)

—*prep*
1.	over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane: along the road

—*adv*
2.	continuing over the length of some specified thing
3.	in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people: he says he'd like to come along
4.	forward: the horse trotted along at a steady pace
5.	to a more advanced state: he got the work moving along
6.	along with accompanying; together with: consider the advantages along with the disadvantages

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Word Origin & History

along

O.E. andlang "alongside of," from and- "opposite, against" (from P.Gmc. *andi-, *anda- from PIE *anti "against," locative singular of *ant- "front, forehead;" see ante) + lang "long" (see long (adj.)). Sense extended to "through the whole length of."

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Idioms & Phrases

along

In addition to the idioms beginning with along, also see all along; all along the line; be along; come along; follow along; get along go along; play along; run along string along.