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in

preposition US /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

How often you will meet it

Rank 6 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 3,542,837 times across 155,139 chapters — 1.684% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

preposition

  1. inside something, or within a place, period, or state

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

in 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.

  • Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.

    The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1

  • Many extra children may be introduced in several of the plays, as a chorus.

    The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1

  • He rose, and having silently shown the paper to Christian, enclosed it in an envelope, and gave it to Mr. Ferguson.

    Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1

  • The boy nodded his head sidewise toward his own home, and the girl silently nodded hers up and down in answer.

    The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1

  • 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

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