our
belonging to the speaker and others
How often you will meet it
Rank 83 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 287,222 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.137% 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 the speaker and others
our 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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When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The woman began to cry and said, "You intend to kill us to get our money."
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Make haste, my son, the hour is waxing late, The night is cold, methinks our sheep await.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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A lady in a stout tweed skirt, who was bending over a flower bed, straightened herself at our approach.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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The vows of our Order by no means hinder us from taking part in the affairs of our own country.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1