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| on the face of it |
| 1. prep. Apparently; as far as can be seen or determined. |
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| Analysis |
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| on |
| 1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating. |
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| 2. adj. Performing according to schedule. |
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| Are we still on for tonight? |
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| Is the show still on? |
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| 3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate. |
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| the |
| 1. art. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already |
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| I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.) |
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| The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.) |
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| The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird. |
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| 2. art. Used before a noun modified by a restrictive relative clause, indicating that the noun refers to a single referent defined by the relative clause. |
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| face |
| 1. n. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area. |
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| The monkey has a pretty face. |
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| 2. n. One's facial expression. |
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| Why the sad face? |
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| 3. n. The public image; outward appearance. |
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| of |
| 1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. |
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| 2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". |
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| 3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). |
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| 4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). |
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| There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. |
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| it |
| 1. pron. The third-person singular personal pronoun that is normally used to refer to an inanimate object or abstract entity, also often used to refer to animals. |
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| Put it over there. |
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| Take each day as it comes. |
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| I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today. |
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| 2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender. |
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