Mr
a form of address for a man
How often you will meet it
Rank 79 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 300,131 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.143% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a form of address for a man also: Mister, Mr.
Mr 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. McAndrew looked up and gravely bowed.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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Tell me more about Mr. Dorian Gray.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Their country-place, Styles Court, had been purchased by Mr. Cavendish early in their married life.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Mr. Desmond, though a Cabinet Minister, found time to visit Harrow once at least in each term.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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He rose, and having silently shown the paper to Christian, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to Mr. Ferguson.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1