ancient
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,132 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,224 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
ancient 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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The Image of God V. The Brook Ancient Spanish Ballads.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Minx heard the voice she loved so well, and hurried to meet her ancient beau.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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The walls of the ancient fortress were built of enormous blocks of stone fitted together without cement.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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The ruins of Caesar's Palace, Pompey's Pillar, Cleopatra's Needle, the Catacombs, and ruins of ancient Alexandria will be found worth the visit.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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They went down the broad flight of ancient stone steps which led to the tennis-court, lying in full view below the lawn.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1