those
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
How often you will meet it
Rank 137 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 180,840 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.086% 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 “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
pronoun
- the people or things at a distance
those 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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To fool those chaps by amounting to something.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Among those who had joined the queen was Tresham's great friend, the Grand Prior of St. John's.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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But when the door closed after her, Dr. Grey's eyes rested on it like those of one who misses a light.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Those waves of forests primeval were his, and the green spray of them was tossed into cloudland to catch the blessed rain.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1