by
showing who or what does the action
How often you will meet it
Rank 31 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 918,025 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.436% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- showing who or what does the action
- beside or near; not later than
by 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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Hardly could there have been put by anyone a more difficult question.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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It was coming fast, and the boy sprang through the bushes and, followed by Mavis, flew down the road.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Followed by his sponsor he obeys and what happens at the room no one but the men of the society know.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Some of the parts are rather long, but all have been played by children of the age indicated in the text.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the coloured canvas, reveals himself.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1