lane
a narrow way or road
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,492 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,830 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a narrow way or road
- a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
lane 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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The other was Rodman Lane, the young general manager.
The Treasure-Train · Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve · Chapter 1
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And he saw in it a long country lane, a lane of waving leaves and dancing sunshine.
The nigger of the "Narcissus" · Joseph Conrad · Chapter 1
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The fire wood came first--a mighty load of birch logs piled along the house front in the lane.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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Anna Pastorius down the leafy lane Looked city-ward, then stooped to prune again Her vines and simples, with a sigh of pain.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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That evening the three desolate young creatures put on their new black dresses, and went down a long, rambling, charming country lane.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1