=Whether= is which either.  “Shew whether of these two thou hast chosen.”—­Acts 1:  24. It is more frequently applied in modern times to circumstance and events than to persons and things.  “I will let you know whether I will or will not adopt it,” one or the other.

=Together= signifies two or more united. Gethered is the past participle of gather.

    “As Mailie, an’ her lambs thegither,
    Were ae day nibbling on the tether.”
                              Burns.

=Ever= means time, age, period.  It originally and essentially signified life. For ever is for the age or period. For ever and ever, to the ages of ages. Ever-lasting is age-lasting.  Ever-lasting hills, snows, landmarks, etc.

=Never=, ne-ever, not ever, at no time, age or period.

=When-ever.=—­At what point or space of time or age.

=What-ever.=—­What thing, fact, circumstance, or event.

=Where-ever.=—­To, at, or in what place, period, age, or time.

=Whither-so-ever=, which-way-so-ever, where-so-ever, never-the-less, etc. need only be analyzed, and their meaning will appear obvious to all.

=Oft=, often, oft-times, often-times, can be understood by all, because the noun to which they belong is oft-en retained in practice.

=Once=, twice, at one time, two times.

=Hence=, thence, whence, from this, that, or what, place, spot, circumstance, post, or starting place.

=Hence-for-ward=, hence-forth, in time to come, after this period.

=Here-after=, after this era, or present time.

=Hither=, to this spot or place. Thither, to that place. Hither-to, hither-ward, etc. the same as to you ward, or to God ward, still retained in our bibles.

=Per-haps=, it may hap. Perchance, peradventure, by chance, by adventure.  The latin per means by.

=Not=, no ought, not any, nothing.  It is a compound of ne and ought or aught.

=Or= is a contraction from other, and nor from ne-or, no-or, no other.

=No-wise=, no ways.  I will go, or, other-wise, in another way or manner, you must go.

=Than=, the ane, the one, that one, alluding to a particular object with which a comparison is made; as, This book is larger than that bible.  That one bible, this book is larger.  It is always used with the comparative degree, to define particularly the object with which the comparison is made.  Talent is better than flattery.  Than flattery, often bestowed regardless of merit, talent is better.