stole
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,484 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,850 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
stole 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 the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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That's magic, and magic is wicked and unlawful; and you stole money, and that's a still greater crime.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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You stole my most precious jewel from me, and do you expect to live happily as the King’s son-in-law?
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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On lips unlike was laid the altar's coal, The white, clear light, tradition-colored, stole Through the stained oriel of each human soul.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1
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The widow murmured acquiescence, and stole a look at the prosaic figure of the latter gentleman which was full of scornful curiosity.
Admiral Peters Odd Craft, Part 14. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1