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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
she \she\, pron. sing. nom. she; poss. her. or hers; obj.
   her; pl. nom. they; poss. theiror theirs; obj.
   them. oe. she, sche, scheo, scho, as. se'o, fem. of the
   definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. os.
   siu, d. zij, g. sie, ohg. siu, simac, si, icel. s=u,
   sj=a, goth. si she, s=o, fem. article, russ. siia, fem.,
   this, gr. ?, fem. article, skr. s=a, sy=a. the possessive
   her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different
   root. see her.
   1. this or that female; the woman understood or referred to;
      the animal of the female sex, or object personified as
      feminine, which was spoken of.
      1913 webster

            she loved her children best in every wise.
                                                  --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            then sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --gen.
                                                  xviii. 15.
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   2. a woman; a female; -- used substantively. r.
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            lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --shak.
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   note: she is used in composition with nouns of common gender,
         for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,
         a she-bear; a she-cat.
         1913 webster
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she her hers they their theirs 
them 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
their \their\, pron.  a. oe. thair, fr. icel. thorneirra,
   thorneira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite
   article; akin to as. eth=ara, eth=aera, gen. pl. of
   the definite article, or fr. as. eth=aera, influenced by
   the scandinavian use. see that.
   the possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their
   houses; their country.
   1913 webster

   note: the possessive takes the form theirs ? when the noun
         to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or
         understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best
         cultivated.
         1913 webster

               nothing but the name of zeal appears
               'twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs.
                                                  --denham.
         1913 webster
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that 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
he \he\ h=e, pron. nom. he; poss. his hi^z; obj.
   him hi^m; pl. nom. they th=a; poss. their or
   theirs th^arz or th=arz; obj. them
   the^m. as. h=e, masc., he'o, fem., hit, neut.;
   pl. himac, or hie, hig; akin to ofries. hi, d. hij, os. he,
   hi, g. heute to-day, goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,
   accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to l. his
   this. root183. cf. it.
   1. the man or male being or object personified to which the
      masculine gender is assigned, previously designated; a
      pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a
      specified subject already indicated.
      1913 webster

            thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall
            rule over thee.                       --gen. iii.
                                                  16.
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            thou shalt fear the lord thy god; him shalt thou
            serve.                                --deut. x. 20.
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   2. any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and
      usually followed by a relative pronoun.
      1913 webster

            he that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --prov.
                                                  xiii. 20.
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   3. man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used
      substantively. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            i stand to answer thee,
            or any he, the proudest of thy sort.  --shak.
      1913 webster

   note: when a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is
         of common gender. in early english, he referred to a
         feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as
         well as to noun in the masculine singular. in
         composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.
         1913 webster
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he his him they their theirs 
them it 

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