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come along

verb
  1. To accompany. (intransitive) · I'd like you to come along with me to the opera.
  2. To arise, appear (make an appearance), come into being. (intransitive) · When the telephone first came along, it was mostly just for businesses and rich people, but eventually almost everyone got one.
  3. To progress; to make progress; to quicken. (intransitive) · The renovation is coming along nicely, and should be ready within a month.
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“I might have stood there always if you had not come along,” he said; “so you have certainly saved my life.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 27 · B2
“Come along,” said the Scarecrow heartily, and Dorothy added that she would be pleased to have his company.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 27 · B2
“Come along,” said Caderousse; “but you pay the score.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 20 · C1
“Come along, Toto,” she said.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 13 · B2

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