rid
relieve from
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,255 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,776 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- relieve from also: free, disembarrass Rid the house of pests
rid 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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Why do you want to be rid of me?
The Purchase Price · Emerson Hough · Chapter 1
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There had been no more talk on Joe's part about getting rid of his roommate.
The New Boy at Hilltop, and Other Stories · Ralph Henry Barbour · Chapter 1
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The hope of being at last rid of that man inspired Mme. Favoral with something like courage.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The two brothers were delighted, for they thought they had now got rid of Ferko for ever.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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We'll get rid of all these brutes and spend the rest of the years seeing the show places.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 1