hut
temporary military shelter
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,595 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,460 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- temporary military shelter also: army hut, field hut
- small crude shelter used as a dwelling also: hovel, hutch, shack, shanty
hut 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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Is spent by Odysseus in the swineherd’s hut.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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At the door of the hut Emma Jane's courage suddenly departed.
New Chronicles of Rebecca · Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin · Chapter 2
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You may have said hut instead of cabin, but in substance it's the same.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Then she saw a little hut, went in, and found a room with six little beds.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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A verdant path, partly beneath the trees, and partly on the side of the lake, led Wolsey to the forester's hut.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 2