London
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
How often you will meet it
Rank 614 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 31,414 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.015% 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
- the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center also: Greater London, British capital, capital of the United Kingdom
- United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916) also: Jack London, John Griffith Chaney
London 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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She returned to London and presented herself to the ex-serving-woman.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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The air was heavy with the peculiar desolation of a London winter morning.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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You know there are immense amounts of vegetables and other provender brought to London from the Continent every day.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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The queen's advisers determined to move first to Wells, as from that point they could either go north or march upon London.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1