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Fancy Words

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    Hither, thither, etc.
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  • "Whither are you headed?" Whither means:
    At what spot
    To what spot
    From what spot
    To shrivel up
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  • "At the fancy dinner, I laid the napkin across my lap, whereupon my pants would be protected from falling food." Whereupon means:
    After a far-off distant moment
    I didn't want to WEAR dinner UPON my clothes
    After which moment
    After the present moment right now
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  • "Because we've been learning fancy words today, _____ we can use them to impress friends and family."
    rafter
    whereafter
    thereafter
    hereafter
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  • "That shady spot looks nice, so I am walking toward there." How might you rephrase "toward there"?
    thereafter
    therefore
    thither
    thence
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  • "FROM WHERE did the 8th graders suddenly obtain such fancy words?"
    Whither
    Whence
    Whereafter
    Spence
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  • "That bench (*pointing a bit away*) is both peaceful and comfortable, so I often like to read THERE (IN THAT SPOT)."
    illinc
    illīc
    hinc
    hūc
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  • How can you rephrase this? "FROM HERE ON OUT, we will always hold Grumio in our hearts."
    Whereafter
    Hereafter
    Thereupon
    Happily ever after
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  • Hither: to this place. Hitherto: to this time. Which one would be used in the following sentence? "Oh no, I can see the zombies staggering _________ towards us."
    hither
    hitherto
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  • "On Halloween, candy-crazed children were scurrying to and fro between houses." What is another way of saying "to and fro"?
    Heretofore and theretofore
    Hither and thither
    Ok my brain just exploded
    Whereafter and whereupon
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  • "Aw I remember this diner, we used to eat HERE sometimes."
    illūc
    hinc
    hīc
    illinc
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  • What can be a synonym for hereafter?
    whenceforth
    pip pip cheerio
    henceforth
    thenceforth
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