lesson
a unit of instruction
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,606 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,423 times across 155,168 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a unit of instruction he took driving lessons
- punishment intended as a warning to others also: example, deterrent example, object lesson they decided to make an example of him
- the significance of a story or event also: moral the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor
- a task assigned for individual study he did the lesson for today
lesson 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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It carries a lesson in favour of the worker.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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But let it be a lesson for the remainder of your life.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Thanks, thanks to thee, my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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The bell rang: it was her old professor, the Signor Gismondo Pulei, who came to give her his daily lesson.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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And so he did when the lesson came to an end and they were permitted to play for a few minutes.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1