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along of

along of preposition: because of.

Preposition

along of

  1. (obsolete) because of
    • It’s all along of you that he ventured to do what he did.1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. Chapter 3.”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC
    • "Flint was cap'n; I was quartermaster, along of my timber leg.[…]"1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 11, in Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

Examples of along of in a sentence

  • You will find yourself in trouble all along of that nonsense, if you don't do what I say.1888, Harry Castlemon, “Chapter 16”, in The Steel Horse:
  • And now he'll be taken and hanged, and I shall be a poor miserable widow woman all along of you!1896, Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Carbonels:

Questions about along of

What does along of mean?
Along of means because of.
How do you use along of in a sentence?
You will find yourself in trouble all along of that nonsense, if you don't do what I say.
What part of speech is along of?
Along of is a preposition.

Words near along of in the dictionary

  1. aloner
  2. aloners
  3. alonest
  4. along
  5. along about
  6. along of
  7. along the lines of
  8. along the same vein
  9. along the way
  10. along with
  11. alongest

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