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She tried to look cheerful; but the sight before her--her house in flames--and the thought of her husband's absence overcame her, and she burst into tears.

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  1. adjective Used as a modifier before a noun: her boots; her accomplishments.
  2. pronoun Used as the direct object of a verb: They saw her at the conference.
  3. pronoun Used as the indirect object of a verb: They gave her a round of applause.

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  • She tried to look cheerful; but the sight before her--her house in flames--and the thought of her husband's absence overcame her, and she burst into tears. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
  • Not that I would have gone; but I could have sent her mail to her, and at least have notified the authorities if she had disappeared Reading what aloud to her--her mail?" —  More Tish
  • "You see as soon as he heard that Mr. Butterwick was her--her fiongsay"--she hesitated over the word because Hilary Vance had shaken her original conception of its pronunciation--"he gave her up for good That is a blessing," said the novelist in a tone of yet greater relief He had been looking forward to a disagreeable and very likely hopeless struggle with his friend's infatuation He walked down the passage and into the studio briskly. —  Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl
  • Yet, when we wished to coax her, the French words came fast enough, such as they were But I am afraid grandmamma did not think that we were learning quite enough, for one day she called Lottie and me, and told us that she had just seen such a nice young lady, and that she had promised to come and be our governess. —  My Young Days
  • Nancy did battle with the fear that was in her--her fear that Joan might escape her, and now, as in the old days, Nancy felt that play lost its keen zest when Joan withdrew Joan made no reply. —  The Shield of Silence
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old English hire; see ko- in Indo-European roots.
 

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