yonder
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,035 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,803 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal) also: yon yonder valleythe hills yonder
adverb
- at or in an indicated (usually distant) place (“yon” is archaic and dialectal) also: yon the house yonderscattered here and yon
yonder 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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My carriage is yonder, behind those trees.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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But do you see those men yonder, Miette, with red bands round their left elbows?
The Fortune of the Rougons · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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I am called 'Red Kimball,' and my brother yonder, he is knowed as 'Kansas Kimball.'
Lahoma · J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge) Ellis · Chapter 1
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You are lascivious because yonder page has a staff which I elect to declare is not a staff.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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Yonder was the girl of the photograph, the likeness of which had fired his heart for many a day.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 1