across
from one side of something to the other
How often you will meet it
Rank 392 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 50,348 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.024% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- from one side of something to the other
across in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Gloria's gaze dwelt on the house across the wide street.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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John McLean swung across the diagonal of the campus toward Welch Hall where he lived.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Black clouds were driven furiously across the sky, torrents of rain and spray beat every now and then upon the window.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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There he straightened up and brushed his earth-stained fingers across a dullred splotch on one cheek of his sullen set face.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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And he did not know how it was, but he thought that a strange shadow had suddenly come across the blue sky.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1