island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
How often you will meet it
Rank 978 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,706 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- a zone or area resembling an island
island 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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Elba, an island in the Mediterranean, on the coast of Italy.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Odysseus was the King of Ithaca, a small and rugged island on the western coast of Greece.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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They could now clearly see that it was a small island, not more than a mile in circumference.
The Land of the Changing Sun · Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben · Chapter 1
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You cannot procure me one thing needful, nor remove me from this desolate island to a place of plenty.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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When the state of Ireland had become intolerable to herself and dangerous to this adjacent island, I would send over dragoons.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1