her
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
How often you will meet it
Rank 14 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 1,870,856 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.889% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
determiner
- belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
pronoun
- the female already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
her 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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Gloria sat in her favorite chair on the broad veranda.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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He turned when he heard the patter of her feet.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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She never gets confused over her dates, and I always do.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At the sound of her new name Christian started, and she, too, turned scarlet.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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The girl and her chaperon had been deposited early in the desirable second-story window in Durfee, looking down on the tree.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1