Martin
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,780 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,167 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397) also: St. Martin
- United States actor and comedian (born in 1945) also: Steve Martin
- United States actress (1913-1990) also: Mary Martin
- United States singer (1917-1995) also: Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti
- any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
Martin 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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So Martin started off for the town.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Martin Luther John Endicott Giles Corey of the Salem Farms Finale.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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July 21, in Shelby County, Tenn., a colored man by the name of Charles Martin was lynched.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 2
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Martin Ball was known as 'the busy man of Little Silver,' and none but had a good word for him.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 2
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From the highest point of the masts to which they could climb, Captain Martin, Ned, and the crew watched the struggle.
By Pike and Dyke · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1