Meaning
Other, different, or more.
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Word origin
From Old English elles, meaning otherwise, from an old root meaning other.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- elles
Examples
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Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(8)Market Morning
3 min read · Core 1000
The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(27)Adverb position in English: before or after the verb?
Have something done and get something done in English
Cleft sentences in English: it-clefts and wh-clefts
Discourse Markers in English: well, anyway, actually
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining and there is
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
Emphasis in English: emphatic do, my own and the very
English Grammar Test: 30 Questions with Answers (A2-B2)
The imperative in English: sit down, don't touch, let's go
Modals of deduction in English: must, might, could, can't
Numbers in English: how to say, write and spell them
Ordering and shopping in English: I'd like a coffee, please
Participle clauses in English: -ing, -ed and having done
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have
Past perfect in English: had + past participle, examples
Phrasal verbs with go in English: 14 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with take in English: 12 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Present continuous for future plans, present simple for timetables
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English, with examples
Reported speech in English: backshift table and examples
Reporting verbs in English: a list of patterns and examples
Time clauses in English: when, while, until, as soon as
Used to, would and be used to in English: past habits
I wish and if only in English: grammar rules and examples
Prefixes in English: un-, in-, im-, ir-, dis-, mis- rules
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 3, lesson 3: else, minute, hold and 7 more words.