Compound words Flashcards

Compounds with prepositions, plus temporal words

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heretofore

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before now

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theretofore

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before that time; before then

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hitherto

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up to now; until now

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hitherward

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in this direction

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thitherward

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in that direction

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somewhither

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somewhere

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henceforth

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from now on

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thereby

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by that means; through that

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hereby

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by this means

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whereby

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by which means

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herein

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in here; in this

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therein

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in there; in that

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wherein

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in which; in what

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hereto

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hitherto, up to this time

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thereto

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to that/it

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whereto

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to which; in which/what direction; for what purpose, to what end

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wheretofore

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up to which (point); until which (time)

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What does the word “here” when added to the preposition do to the definition of the compound word made?

e.g. “here + in” => “herein”

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this

e.g. “herein” = “in this

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What does the word “there” when added to the preposition do to the definition of the compound word made?

e.g. “there + on” => “thereon”

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that

e.g. “thereon” means on that

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What does the word “where” when added to the preposition do to the definition of the compound word made?

e.g. “where + in” => “wherein”

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which

e.g. “wherein” means in which

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wherewith

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with which

22
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henceforward

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hereafter; from this point forward

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whereon

A

on which

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thereon

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on that

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hereon

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on this