along
What is the Definition of along?
Adverb:
- with a forward motion
- in accompaniment or as a companion
- to a more advanced state
- in addition (usually followed by `with')
How can I use along in a sentence?
A hundred fat, roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce – and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table.
He was too sleepy even to be surprised that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed as they passed, or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries.
Hermione had fought her way across to the stand where Snape stood, and was now racing along the row behind him; she did not even stop to say sorry as she knocked Professor Quirrell headfirst into the row in front.
We would better put the cloak on here, and make sure it covers all three of us – if Filch spots one of our feet wandering along on its own — What are you doing? said a voice from the corner of the room.
They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground harbor, where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.
Other meanings of along (synonyms, cognates).
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