their
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
How often you will meet it
Rank 54 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 541,197 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.257% 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 people or things already mentioned
their 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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Their father died suddenly--and they did not come.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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His great blue misty hills washed their turbulent waves to the yellow shore of the dropping sun.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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It was the oft-repeated, incredible story of men so accustomed to danger that they throw away their lives in sheer carelessness.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1