said
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
How often you will meet it
Rank 34 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 902,775 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.429% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- being the one previously mentioned or spoken of also: aforesaid, aforementioned works of all the aforementioned authorssaid party has denied the charges
said 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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For, as Mrs. Anderson had said, he had done nothing in particular.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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You said it was because there was too much of yourself in it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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I said nothing, but it was a long time before my limbs ceased to shake.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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The little girl said nothing, for there is no balm for the tragedy of the big fish that gets away.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He only said on returning, "I knew, Christian, from the first, that you would be a good mother to my children."
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1