shoes
a particular situation
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,098 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,483 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a particular situation also: place If you were in my place what would you do?
shoes 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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I looked down at his marsh-stained shoes.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Their mother helped them put on their clothes and new wooden shoes.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Summer and winter, he wears gray pantaloons, a long frock-coat, laced shoes, and lisle-thread gloves.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I went back to Robert Blackburn's room and got one of his shoes, and ran into a snag again.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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His neighbours he did not abuse, Was sociable and gay; He wore large buckles on his shoes, And changed them every day.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1