(pron., a., conj., & adv.) As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those), that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which he has said is true; those in the basket are good apples.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) As an adjective, that has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) As a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which, serving to point out, and make definite, a person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either singular or plural.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) As a conjunction, that retains much of its force as a demonstrative pronoun.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) To introduce a clause employed as the object of the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative of a verb.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) To introduce, a reason or cause; -- equivalent to for that, in that, for the reason that, because.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) To introduce a purpose; -- usually followed by may, or might, and frequently preceded by so, in order, to the end, etc.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) To introduce a consequence, result, or effect; -- usually preceded by so or such, sometimes by that.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) In an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise, indignation, or the like.
(pron., a., conj., & adv.) As adverb: To such a degree; so; as, he was that frightened he could say nothing.
Example Sentences:
Yonder
Definition:
(adv.) At a distance, but within view.
(a.) Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within view; that or those there; yon.
Example Sentences:
(1) Free, free as the sunshine trickling down the morning into these high windows of mine, free as yonder fresh young voices welling up to me from the caverns of brick and mortar below – swelling with song, instinct with life, tremulous treble and darkening bass.” A signature sentence “If it is true that there are an appreciable number of Negro youth in the land capable by character and talent to receive that higher training, the end of which is culture, and if the two-and-a-half thousand who have had something of this training in the past have in the main proved themselves useful to their race and generation, the question then comes, What place in the future development of the South ought the Negro college and college-bred man to occupy?” Three to compare Ralph Ellison: Invisible Man (1952) James Baldwin: The Fire Next Time (1963) Barack Obama: Dreams from My Father (1995) • The Souls of Black Folk by WEB Du Bois is published by Yale University Press (£7.99).
(2) Debt will rise as austerity stretches further into the yonder with ever more cuts.
(3) If universal credit collapses or is delayed to beyond the blue yonder, it will be a shame that a project every government considers, but shies away from in its enormity, is wrecked by incompetence, arrogance and a political imperative to rush.
(4) We now have a system that would not allow the Liberal Democrats to be bounced into a position that came out of the pale blue yonder.
(5) But he insisted that much UK money vanished “into the wide blue yonder.
(6) We start by marching on the spot, which gradually turns into a sort of gliding on the spot, rather than trying to head off too fast into the wild yonder of the rink.
(7) One of the mainest ways is by singing … No matter who makes it up, no matter who sings it and who don't, if it talks the lingo of the people it's a cinch to catch on, and will be sung here and yonder for a long time after you've cashed in your chips."
(8) A false step yonder means death,” evil Stapleton warns in the book.