I
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
How often you will meet it
Rank 7 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 3,420,168 times across 155,370 chapters — 1.626% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
I 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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I remember you told me his name.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Nay gran'ther, I would liefer tarry here.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Indeed, I should be sorry to look like him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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I've heerd o' Mavis as long as I can rickellect.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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I hope he'll be taken--he's the nicest boy in the whole junior class--but I'm afraid.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1