autumn
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,943 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,569 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees also: fall in the fall of 1973
autumn 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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Madame de Staël lent it me to read from Copet last autumn.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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The distant fields retained their quiet and smiling aspect under the mild rays of the autumn sun.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Kenneth Garwood had been booked for Hilltop in the autumn, but circumstances had interfered with the family's plans.
The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories · Ralph Henry Barbour · Chapter 1
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XII That autumn and winter he was permitted to play a good deal with Johan, and always in Johan's home.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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The sober autumn entered mild, And he grew wan and pale; His bending joints and drooping head Showed he began to fail.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1