already
/ɔːlˈɹɛdi/adv
High School
1
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
2
So soon.
3
An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
4
Indicates the completion of an action (whether past or hypothetical), or more generally, perfective aspect.
5
Marks a change in state, more or less in the same manner as the inchoative aspect.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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