he
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
How often you will meet it
Rank 8 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 3,122,280 times across 155,370 chapters — 1.484% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
he 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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For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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His face clouded over for a minute, and he slightly sighed.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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He must get the girl and the chaperon off his hands, and be at his business.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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There he straightened up and brushed his earth-stained fingers across a dullred splotch on one cheek of his sullen set face.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1