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Castleman excused himself and left the hall The page soon came to fetch us, and we were taken to Mary's parlor, adjoining her bedroom in Darius tower.

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  1. pronoun Used as the direct object of a verb: She saw us on the subway.
  2. pronoun Used as the indirect object of a verb: They offered us free tickets to the show.
  3. pronoun Used as the object of a preposition: This letter is addressed to us.

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  • To the plebeian in Darius it was of course grandiose, and vast; to Edwin also, in a less degree. —  Clayhanger
  • Darius asked, in an unnatural tone Yes," said Edwin Darius, having saved his face, hurried into the house, and Edwin moved down the garden, with heart sensibly beating. —  Clayhanger
  • A moment later, Maggie came from the kitchen and asked Going to bed, father Again Darius shook his head. —  Clayhanger
  • "When they begin firing at us from the German trenches you'll find there are plenty of shell-holes in the air all right By the way, haven't you any idea where we're going None at all. —  Fighting in France
  • It may be a very bad division, yet such as it is, it has come to us from the Greeks and Romans, and it came to them from Babylon. —  India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge
 

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  1. Middle English, from Old English ūs; see nes-2 in Indo-European roots.
 

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