yard
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,859 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,716 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride also: pace
- the enclosed land around a house or other building also: grounds, curtilage it was a small house with almost no yard
- a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) they opened a repair yard on the edge of town
- the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 also: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad
- a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) also: cubic yard
- a tract of land where logs are accumulated
yard 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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Jason's mother was standing in the door when he walked through the yard gate.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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This possibility festered, till one morning John saw his idol walking up and down the School Yard with Scaife.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The house was full of people; the yard was filled with gay dresses and men gathered to see the parade.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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A man was milking a cow in the yard and a pleasant-faced woman came to the door and called him to supper.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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Grimes upset the soot-sack in the new-gravelled yard, and spoilt it all utterly; but he ran out and gave chase to Tom.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1