part of speech: (pronoun)
The
pron.
of
the
3d
pers.
sing.
neut.
nom.
or
obj.;
the
thing
already
spoken
of.
Note.-
It
in
a
sentence
stands
instead
of,
and
refers
to,
a
place,
animal,
thing,
quality,
or
clause,
but
often
to
nothing
definite,
as,
it
rains.