ago
in the past
How often you will meet it
Rank 544 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 35,724 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.017% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- in the past long agosixty years ago my grandfather came to the U.S.
adjective
- gone by; or in the past also: agone two years ago`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'
ago in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Father says he made the attempt long ago, but was beaten.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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But until within a few weeks ago she herself had had no idea of the kind.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Look at my cousin, Gus Vanderpool--he made Keys twenty years ago and has never done a thing since.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He had read it in a volume of `sketches twenty-five years ago, and was interrupted before the end was reached.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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It was there that, several years ago, I saw him for the first time; and the sight pulled me up sharp.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1