library
a room where books are kept
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,719 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,560 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a room where books are kept they had brandy in the library
- a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing
- a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study also: depository library
- (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use also: program library, subroutine library
- a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
library 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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Mr. Dodd obeyed, and they retired to the library together.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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The steamer will be provided with every necessary comfort, including library and musical instruments.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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And if they really want to read them they get them out of a library.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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A big book was fetched out of his library, in which he read my grandfather's name.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete · George Meredith · Chapter 1
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Those two little volumes became at once his most priceless possession and the foundation of his first library.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1