along
    adv 1: with a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the
           view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the
           circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along";
           "march on" [syn: along, on]
    2: in accompaniment or as a companion; "his little sister came
       along to the movies"; "I brought my camera along"; "working
       along with his father"
    3: to a more advanced state; "the work is moving along"; "well
       along in their research"; "hurrying their education along";
       "getting along in years"
    4: in addition (usually followed by `with'); "we sent them food
       and some clothing went along in the package"; "along with the
       package came a bill"; "consider the advantages along with the
       disadvantages"
    5: in line with a length or direction (often followed by `by' or
       `beside'); "pass the word along"; "ran along beside me";
       "cottages along by the river"

Along \A*long"\, prep.
   By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the
   lowly lands." --Dryden.
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         The kine . . . went along the highway.   --1 Sam. vi.
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Along \A*long"\ [AS. gelang owing to.]
   (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)
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   Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep.
      phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] "On me
      is not along thin evil fare." --Chaucer. "And all this is
      long of you." --Shak. "This increase of price is all along
      of the foreigners." --London Punch.
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Along \A*long"\ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang,
   along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-,
   Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) +
   lang long. See Long.]
   1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.
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            Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.
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            We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi.
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            He struck with his o'ertaking wings,
            And chased us south along.            --Coleridge.
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   3. In company; together.
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            He to England shall along with you.   --Shak.
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   All along, all through the course of; during the whole
      time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a
      neutral paper." --Addison.

   To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business.
      "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." --Mrs.
      Stowe.
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