words
the words that are spoken
How often you will meet it
Rank 223 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 102,620 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.049% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the words that are spoken I listened to his words very closely
- the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number also: lyric, language his compositions always started with the lyricshe wrote both words and music
- language that is spoken or written he has a gift for wordsshe put her thoughts into words
- an angry dispute also: quarrel, wrangle, row, run-in, dustup they had a quarrelthey had words
- words making up the dialogue of a play also: actor's line, speech the actor forgot his speech
words 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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Primrose had always a very faint color; at Poppy's words it deepened slightly.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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These words were halfmeant for the traveller, whom he was scrutinizing very suspiciously.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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As he spoke the last words, we drew up in front of the fine old house.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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He spoke very slowly, and the words seemed wrung out of him almost against his will.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The harmless creature at these words, turned himself from me, and I make no doubt got safe to land.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1