again
anew
How often you will meet it
Rank 108 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 230,977 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.110% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- anew also: once again, once more, over again she tried againthey rehearsed the scene again
again 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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Again I heard a singing in the sky!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I was my own man again, rescued by charity.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Christian gathered herself up; her face grew pale again, and her voice steady.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The boy gave one sharp cry and lapsed into his stolid calm again.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He bit his lower lip and went and sat down before the desk again and turned on the electric reading-lamp.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1