hours
a period of time assigned for work
How often you will meet it
Rank 487 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 42,057 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.020% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a period of time assigned for work they work long hours
- an indefinite period of time they talked for hours
hours 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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You may be sure those first forty-eight hours were brim-full of excitements.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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Terence O'Hara opened his eyes and delivered a dictum two hours after he was carried home.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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For hours I've trudged the street in fruitless quest, Here is an inn, mayhap at last we'll rest.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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You are to be pitied as a father; but have these last few hours brought me any joy?
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Leaving Joppa, the next point of interest to visit will be Alexandria, which will be reached in twenty-four hours.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1