Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close

shoes

noun US /ʃuːz/

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

  1. a particular situation also: place If you were in my place what would you do?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

  • I looked down at his marsh-stained shoes.

    The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1

  • Their mother helped them put on their clothes and new wooden shoes.

    The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Nearby in the frequency table

The whole table Read a book