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a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,896 of 86,584 words measured. It occurs 44,149 times across 411,287 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium also: selenium, atomic number 34
- the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees also: southeast, sou'-east, southeastward
se 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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A visit to the Señor’s library—she’d love that.
The Secret of Casa Grande · Helen Randolph · Chapter 2
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Of course that laugh was manufactured, inasmuch as I have no diaphragm, per se.
The deadly thinkers · William Gray Beyer · Chapter 1
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I am separated from my daughter Thérèse and from my husband, who was my strength.
The fear of living · Henry Bordeaux · Chapter 2
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C'est a mon plus grand regret que les troupes Allemandes se voient forcees de franchir la frontiere de la Belgique.
At the Sign of the Sword · William Le Queux · Chapter 3
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Ma se a taluno io giro Torbido il guardo, e fosco, Fronde gli niega il bosco, Onde non trova in mar.
Elegies and Other Small Poems · Matilda Betham · Chapter 2