Thence
[ðens] or [θɛns]
Definition
(adv.) from that place or from there; 'proceeded thence directly to college'; 'flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow'; 'roads that lead therefrom'.
(adv.) from that circumstance or source; 'atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible'- W.V.Quine; 'a natural conclusion follows thence'; 'public interest and a policy deriving therefrom'; 'typhus fever results therefrom'.
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Definition
(adv.) From that place.
(adv.) From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.
(adv.) For that reason; therefore.
(adv.) Not there; elsewhere; absent.
Checker: Stan
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. From that place.[2]. Thenceforth, from that time.[3]. Therefore, then, for that reason, on that account.
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Definition
adv. from that time or place: for that reason.—advs. Thence′forth from that time forth or forward; Thencefor′ward from that time forward or onward.
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Examples
- Thence he pushed on to Waynesboro', where he found the enemy in force in an intrenched position, under General Early. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They descended into the passage, and thence into the cellars below. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Therein that first classe I was, thence I had been watching him; but there I could not find courage to await his approach. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- My trusty dog watched the sheep as I slipped away to the rendezvous of my comrades, and thence to the accomplishment of our schemes. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Soon the Grand Trunk Railroad was extended from Toronto to Port Huron, at the foot of Lake Huron, and thence to Detroit, at about the same time the War of the Rebellion broke out. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I am lately arrived thence. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Thence he went to London; and thence, shortly after, to Paris, where he had remained till now. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- No effort of Shirley's or Caroline's could efface it thence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Thence a force marched direct on Columbus, and another on West Point, both of which places were assaulted and captured on the 16th. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I returned to the window and fetched it thence. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We agreed that he should bring a carriage to the old turnpike, and thence conduct me to his house. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The path from the wood leads to a morass, and from thence to a ford, which, as the rains have abated, may now be passable. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thence he marched on Charlottesville, destroying effectually the railroad and bridges as he went, which place he reached on the 3d. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Adhere to that preference--never swerve thence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- During the night, General Banks continued his retrograde movement to Grand Ecore, and thence to Alexandria, which he reached on the 27th of April. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I followed still, up a very narrow staircase to the attics, and thence by a ladder and through a trap-door to the roof of the hall. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The hue and cry going off to the Hulks, and people coming thence to examine the iron, Joe's opinion was corroborated. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I sound the depths of my heart, and try in vain to draw thence the expressions that can typify my love for these remnants of my race. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- From thence I formed an idea of the cause of these storms, which I would explain by a familiar instance or two. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The gas is then conveyed along another tube into the purifier, H, filled with lime and water, and it thence passes into the gas-holder. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The land is manured, either by pasturing the cattle upon it, or by feeding them in the stable, and from thence carrying out their dung to it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The Magnetic Telegraph Company was formed to carry a wire from New York to Philadelphia, and thence another line was run to Baltimore in 1846. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In 1497, Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon to Zanzibar, and thence, with an Arab pilot, he struck across the Indian Ocean to Calicut in India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From thence the water is returned to the service pipe and distributed through the house. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Yet you do love me; I feel and know that you do, and thence I draw my most cherished hopes. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Thence he made a detour from his left with a view of reaching Reams's Station (supposing it to be in our possession). Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As soon as possible I took a dispatch-boat thence to Washington City. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Thence they came by way of Mesopotamia to Ormuz on the Persian Gulf, as if they contemplated a sea voyage. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The current passes from one binding post and its connecting wire, through the wire on the spool, and thence to the other connecting wire and binding post. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I saw the justice of his remarks, and thence grew more attentive to my manner of writing, and determined to endeavour to improve my style. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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