spoke
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
How often you will meet it
Rank 367 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 54,646 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.026% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim also: wheel spoke, radius
- one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder also: rundle, rung
spoke 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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He spoke of a Babe here in Bethlehem.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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She spoke of me as her dearest friend.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Then: "They must be about all there," she spoke, leaning out.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He was a silent, modest man, who never spoke much of what he knew, or of himself in any wise.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The old man spoke sternly and the boy stopped, flushed and angry, and a moment later slipped from the room.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1