thence
from that place or that time
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,738 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,060 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- from that place or that time
thence 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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Thence they went up to the mountain, where they had no difficulty in rediscovering the lode.
Left on Labrador · C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens · Chapter 1
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He notified Launcelot to get him thence, and make swift preparation, and look to be soon attacked.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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I remained there until peace took place, then returned to Buenos Ayres, and thence to New York.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 3
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We quoted the following lines: Knows he, that never took a pinch, Nosey, the pleasure thence that flows?
From John O'Groats to Land's End · John Anderton Naylor · Chapter 2
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Glocester, I trow, The lords of France love England's gold so well As Isabella gets no aid from thence.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 3