month
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,044 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,636 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year also: calendar month he paid the bill last month
- a time unit of approximately 30 days he was given a month to pay the bill
month 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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If he gives us a month, our success is certain.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Two things worthy of record happened within a month; the one of lesser importance can be set down first.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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For the present, he was delighted with this inferior position, which assured him each month one hundred and seventy-five francs.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I lived with him at Hawes for a month or two, then came into Surrey, to work on for the examination.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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About 1000 | | volumes are added each month; and very large purchases are | | made of all new and popular works.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1