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the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
How often you will meet it
Rank 98 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 254,337 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.121% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
us 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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Colonel Ray, who had been standing at the window, came back to us.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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My mother came to the rescue, and Cynthia has been with us nearly two years now.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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Why should he stoop to read your letter to us; and commend your writing and spelling?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded · Samuel Richardson · Chapter 1
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It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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You heard the tinkling bell of some stray sheep, The night grows late, come let us all to sleep.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1