mine
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
How often you will meet it
Rank 427 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 47,028 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
mine 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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Me, the superintendent of the Oriel mine!
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I felt his eyes challenge mine, and I was forced to meet his darkly questioning gaze.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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It’ll be mine some day—should be mine now by rights, if my father had only made a decent will.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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You remember that landscape of mine, for which Agnew offered me such a huge price but which I would not part with?
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1