de
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
How often you will meet it
Rank 244 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 91,068 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.043% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies also: Delaware, Diamond State, First State, Del.
de 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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Prelude From the Spanish Coplas de Manrique Sonnets.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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II Close upon the heels of the servant M. de Thaller came.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Madame de Staël lent it me to read from Copet last autumn.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1
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It is unnecessary to observe that in this exhaustive digest Professor de Ruiz has given (VII, p.
Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice · James Branch Cabell · Chapter 1
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She had an idea that she resembled Balzac, and her favourite historical characters were Lucien de Rubempré and the Vidame de Pamiers.
Greville Fane · Henry James · Chapter 1