thence

«thence» in Mova's school dictionary: From that place; from there — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (thence — old, formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) From that place; from there. tree →

2) From that time; after that. tree →

3) For that reason; therefore. tree →

sense in the lessons

An old word met in classic books, the Bible and old maps or directions: «They went to London, and thence to Dover.» In modern talk people say «from there». In maths proofs very old texts write «thence» for «so».

examples

• They sailed to France and thence to Spain. tree →
• Go to the old oak and thence turn left. tree →
• He moved to Leeds and thence to Scotland. tree →
• From the Wild Wood the path led thence to Badger's house. tree →
• The river runs down to the town and thence to the sea. tree →
• We stayed a week in Paris, thence by train to Rome. tree →

note

Old-fashioned and formal; do not use it in everyday writing. Related old words: hence (from here), whence (from where). «From thence» is a common old phrase though strictly «thence» already means «from there».

In the corpora

• And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
• So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
• And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
• And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.
• And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.