eleven
being one more than ten
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,201 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,984 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- being one more than ten also: 11, xi
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one also: 11, XI
- a team that plays football also: football team
eleven 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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There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Over her cheap white muslin curtains (eight and eleven a pair at Robson's) she hung Turkey-red draperies.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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All I know is, that she leaves every morning bright and early, and rarely gets home before eleven.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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On Mount Ararat ten thousand are crucified, and at Cologne eleven thousand virgins are massacred by the Huns.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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When the weather cleared up a little, we found ourselves eleven degrees north latitude, upon the coast of Guinea.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1