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their

/ðɛɚ/ particle A1
  1. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural). · they will meet tomorrow at their convenience· this is probably their cat
  2. Belonging to someone (one person, singular), or occasionally to something.
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As Danglars approached the disappointed lover, he cast on him a look of deep meaning, while Fernand, as he slowly paced behind the happy pair, who seemed, in their own unmixed content, to have entirely forgotten that such a being as himself existed, was pale and abstracted; occasionally, however, a deep flush would overspread his countenance, and a nervous contraction distort his features, while, with an agitated and restless gaze, he would glance in the direction of Marseilles, like one who either anticipated or foresaw some great and important event.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 23 · C1
Fearing for their lives, the Mice kept themselves close in their holes.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 51 · B2
Père Pamphile had seen Dantès pass not ten minutes before; and assured that he was at the Catalans, they sat down under the budding foliage of the planes and sycamores, in the branches of which the birds were singing their welcome to one of the first days of spring.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 20 · C1
Gardiner and Elizabeth talked of all that had occurred during their visit, as they returned, except what had particularly interested them both.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 306 · B2

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