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stood

verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

How often you will meet it

Rank 228 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 99,711 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.047% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

verb

  1. Maintained an upright posture.

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stood 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.

  • The painter turned to his servant, who stood blinking in the sunlight.

    The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1

  • And still the three hundred stood packed, waiting--thinning a little, but so little.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

  • He turned to go, but she stood still, looking down into the gloomy, darkening ravine below her.

    The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1

  • After which, he again walked up to Gluck and stood still, as if expecting some comment on his communication.

    Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1

  • These broken sentences were repeated more than once, and then she stood silent as though in a dream still.

    Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1

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