something
a thing, without saying which
How often you will meet it
Rank 182 of 81,628 words measured. It occurs 487,031 times across 191,625 published chapters — 0.059% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- a thing, without saying which
something 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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They felt sure that something horrible was going to happen.
The Wind and the Sun (Second Parable) · Aesop · Chapter 1
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It's something nobody in the whole world ever seen or heard of before.
The Shining Cow · Alex James · Chapter 1
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It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
Moran of the Lady Letty · Frank Norris · Chapter 1
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Teddy handed me a few of his kind little remarks, and I got back at him with something personal.
Billy Baxter's Letters · William J. Kountz · Chapter 1
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Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, Soon again I heard a tapping something louder than before.
The Raven · Edgar Allan Poe · Chapter 1