these
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
How often you will meet it
Rank 109 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 230,125 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.109% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
determiner
- the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
pronoun
- the people or things near the speaker
these 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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Most of these plays call for a somewhat large number of children.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Here every one of gentle blood has been more or less mixed up in these civil broils.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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These broken sentences were repeated more than once, and then she stood silent as though in a dream still.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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And the girl knew that in the direct, unsophisticated judgments of the judges these things did not count at all.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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In these respects they follow the current which carries a multitude of their elders to mental inefficiency and waste of power.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1