Onto
['ɒntuː] or [ˈɑnˌtu,-tə,ˈɔn-]
Definition
(prep.) On the top of; upon; on. See On to, under On, prep.
Typed by Clyde
Examples
- We drove slowly in this matting-covered tunnel and came out onto a bare cleared space where the railway station had been. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Fernando hawked and spat proudly onto the floor of the cave, then rubbed it in the dirt with his foot. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then she wrote a short, simple note, and with Laurie's help, got them smuggled onto the study table one morning before the old gentleman was up. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He was smoking a cigarette and he held a bowl of coffee in one hand and blew smoke onto its surface as he raised it to his lips. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He passed the sentry where he lay and ran onto the bridge, the packs swinging. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Then move the gun onto the others. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Hang onto my neck. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He got onto his elbows, stretched the left leg well behind him with both hands and a far, sweating, push with the right foot and there he was. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- You do not run onto something like that. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- They lifted me onto the table. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- And as for Pilar pushing her onto you, all Pilar did was be an intelligent woman. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But it was too late, there was no room for it, and coasting onto the floor, it disappeared in a most mysterious manner. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Anselmo looked away from him and out onto the bridge. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- For a while, as packages were small, they were taken to the canal bridge, a board lifted from the floor, and the package dropped onto a boat as it passed under. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Robert Jordan heard it as he swung the coil of wire up onto the bridge with one hand and then pulled himself up after it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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