marble
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,358 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,348 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
- a small ball of glass that is used in various games
- a sculpture carved from marble
verb
- paint or stain like marble marble paper
marble 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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He dashed up the imposing flight of marble steps, exultant.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 2
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He only said, "Et tu, Brute?" and fell lifeless on the marble pavement.
Sketches New and Old, Part 7. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Go into your garden and lift up the little marble slab at the foot of the great myrtle tree.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The pagans' highest expression of beauty which moved the world was in sculpture--cold and pure marble of divine form.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Things have changed since Shakespeare's time: men's evil deeds we write in sympathetic ink; their virtues on marble tombstones.
Crankisms · Lisle de Vaux Matthewman · Chapter 1