which
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
How often you will meet it
Rank 36 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 862,365 times across 175,173 chapters — 0.410% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
pronoun
- used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
determiner
- used to ask about one of a limited set
which 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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This was the one point on which she had resisted him.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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A gift of music, which bubbled without effort, had put him on the Glee Club.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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She would have a long day for courtship and for talk of plans which she was keeping secret from little Jason.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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You remember that landscape of mine, for which Agnew offered me such a huge price but which I would not part with?
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1