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I
     1. pron. The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
             (audio, Here I am, sir.ogg, Audio)
     2. pron. (nonstandard, hypercorrection) The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical object, of a sentence.
     3. n. (metaphysics) The ego.
     4. n. (US, roadway) Interstate.
     5. n. (grammar) (abbreviation of instrumental case)
     6. pron. nonstandard spelling of I
Saw
     1. n. (slang) A Bahamian.
     2. n. A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
     3. n. A musical saw.
     4. n. A sawtooth wave.
     5. v. To cut (something) with a saw.
           They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
     6. v. (intransitive) To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
           The fiddler sawed away at his instrument.
     7. v. (intransitive) To be cut with a saw.
           The timber saws smoothly.
     8. v. To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
           to saw boards or planks (i.e. to saw logs or timber into boards or planks)
           to saw shingles; to saw out a panel
     9. n. (obsolete) Something spoken; speech, discourse.
     10. n. (often old saw) A saying or proverb.
     11. n. (obsolete) Opinion, idea, belief; by thy ~, in your opinion; commune ~, common opinion; common knowledge; on no ~, by no means.
     12. n. (obsolete) Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
     13. n. (obsolete) Dictate; command; decree.
     14. v. simple past tense of see
     15. interj. (slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)
           — Saw, dude?— Not much.
     see
          1. v. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
          2. v.          To witness or observe by personal experience.
                        Now I've seen it all!
                        I have been blind since birth and I love to read Braille. When the books arrive in from the library, I can’t wait to see what stories they have s
                        I saw military service in Vietnam.
          3. v. To form a mental picture of.
          4. v.          (figuratively) To understand.
                        Do you see what I mean?
          5. v.          To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
                        They're blind to the damage they do, but someday they'll see.
          6. v. (social) To meet, to visit.
          7. v.          To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
                        to go to see a friend
          8. v.          To date frequently.
                        I've been seeing her for two months
          9. v. To be the setting or time of.
                The 20th century saw humanity's first space exploration.
          10. v. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
                I'll see you hang for this!  I saw that they didn't make any more trouble.
          11. v. (gambling) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
                I'll see your twenty dollars and raise you ten.
          12. v. (sometimes mystical) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
                The oracle saw the destruction of the city.
          13. v. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
                I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.
          14. v. (used in the imperative) (Used to emphasise a proposition.)
                You see, Johnny, your Dad isn't your real dad.
          15. v. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
                Step 4: In the system, check out the laptop to the student (see: "Logging Resources" in the Tutor Manual).
                This article is about the insect. For the English rock band, see.
                For a complete proof of the Poincaré conjecture, see Appendix C.
          16. interj. Directing the audience to pay attention to the following
                See here, fellas, there's no need for all this rucus!
          17. interj. Introducing an explanation
                See, in order to win the full prize we would have to come up with a scheme to land a rover on the Moon.
          18. n. A diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
          19. n. The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
          20. n. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
big
     1. adj. Of great size, large.
           Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
     2. adj. (of an industry or other field) Thought to have undue influence.
           There were concerns about the ethics of big pharma.
     3. adj. Popular.
           That style is very big right now in Europe, especially among teenagers.
     4. adj. (informal) Adult.
           Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
     5. adj. (informal) Fat.
           Gosh, she is big!
     6. adj. (informal) Important or significant.
           What's so big about that? I do it all the time.
     7. adj. (informal, with on) Enthusiastic (about).
           I'm not big on the idea, but if you want to go ahead with it, I won't stop you.
     8. adj. (indtr, en, of) (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
           That's very big of you, thank you!
           I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
     9. adj. (informal) Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
           Whoa, Nadia has gotten pretty big since she hit puberty.
     10. adj. (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
           She was big with child.
     11. adj. (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
           You are a big liar.  Why are you in such a big hurry?
     12. adj. (of a city) populous
     13. adj. (informal, slang) old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
           Imagine still watching Pokemon at your big age.
     14. adj. topics, en, Size
     15. adv. In a loud manner.
     16. adv. In a boasting manner.
           He's always talking big, but he never delivers.
     17. adv. In a large amount or to a large extent.
           He won big betting on the croquet championship.
     18. adv. On a large scale, expansively.
           You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
     19. adv. Hard.
           He hit him big and the guy just crumpled.
     20. n. Someone or something that is large in stature
     21. n. An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
     22. n. (as plural) The big leagues, big time.
     23. n. (BDSM, slang) The participant in ageplay who acts out the older role.
     24. v. To praise, recommend, or promote.
     25. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to inhabit; occupy
     26. v. (reflexive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to locate oneself
     27. v. (transitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to build; erect; fashion
     28. v. (intransitive, archaic, or UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) to dwell; have a dwelling
     29. n. One or more kinds of barley, especially six-rowed barley.
ox
     1. n. An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).
     2. n. Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
in
     1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
     2. prep.          Contained by.
                   The dog is in the kennel.
     3. prep.          Within.
     4. prep.          Surrounded by.
                   We are in the enemy camp.   Her plane is in the air.
     5. prep.          Part of; a member of.
                   One in a million.   She's in band and orchestra.
     6. prep.          Pertaining to; with regard to.
                   What grade did he get in English?
                   Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.
     7. prep.          At the end of a period of time.
                   They said they would call us in a week.
     8. prep.          Within a certain elapsed time
                   Are you able to finish this in three hours?   The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.
     9. prep.          During (said of periods of time).
                   in the first week of December;  Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;   The country reached a high level of prosperity in his fi
     10. prep.          (grammar, phonetics, of sounds and letters) Coming at the end of a word.
                   English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.
     11. prep. Into.
           Less water gets in your boots this way.
     12. prep. Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
           In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
     13. prep.          Indicating an order or arrangement.
                   My fat rolls around in folds.
     14. prep.          Denoting a state of the subject.
                   He stalked away in anger.   John is in a coma.
     15. prep.          Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
                   You've got a friend in me.   He's met his match in her.
     16. prep.          Wearing (an item of clothing).
                    I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.
     17. prep. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
     18. prep.          (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
                   Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.
                   The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.
                    Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
     19. prep.          Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
                   Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular.
                   His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
                   When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
     20. v. (obsolete, transitive) To enclose.
     21. v. (obsolete, transitive) To take in; to harvest.
     22. adv. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
           Is Mr. Smith in?
     23. adv. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
           Suddenly a strange man walked in.
     24. adv. (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
           He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
     25. adv. (UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
           What's that in?
     26. adv. After the beginning of something.
     27. n. A position of power or a way to get it.
           His parents got him an in with the company
     28. n. (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
     29. n. A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
     30. adj. In fashion; popular.
           Skirts are in this year.
     31. adj. Incoming.
           the in train
     32. adj. (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
     33. adj. (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
           in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
     34. adj. (cricket) Currently batting.
     35. n. Inch.
there
     1. adv. (location) In a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) at some distance from the speaker (compare here).
     2. adv. (figuratively) In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place.
           He did not stop there, but continued his speech.
           They patched up their differences, but matters did not end there.
     3. adv. (location) To or into that place; thither.
     4. adv. (obsolete) Where, there where, in which place.
     5. adv. In existence or in this world; see pronoun section below.
     6. interj. Used to offer encouragement or sympathy.
           There, there. Everything is going to turn out all right.
     7. interj. Used to express victory or completion.
           There! That knot should hold.
     8. n. That place.
     9. n. That status; that position.
           You get it ready; I'll take it from there.
     10. pron. Used as an expletive subject of be in its sense of “exist”, with the semantic, usually indefinite subject being postponed or (occasionally) implied.
           There are two apples on the table. =Two apples are on the table.
           There is no way to do it. =No way to do it exists.
           Is there an answer? =Does an answer exist?
           No, there isn't. =No, one doesn't exist.
     11. pron. Used with other intransitive verbs of existence, in the same sense, or with other intransitive verbs, adding a sense of existence.
           If x is a positive number, then there exists =there is a positive number y less than x.
           There remain several problems with this approach. =Several problems remain with this approach.
           Once upon a time, in a now-forgotten kingdom, there lived a woodsman with his wife. =There was a woodsman, who lived with his wife.
           There arose a great wind out of the east. =There was now a great wind, arising in the east.
     12. pron. Used with other verbs, when raised.
           There seems to be some difficulty with the papers. =It seems that there is some difficulty with the papers.
           I expected there to be a simpler solution. =I expected that there would be a simpler solution.
           There are beginning to be complications. =It's beginning to be the case that there are complications.
     13. pron. (in combination with certain prepositions, no longer productive) That.
           therefor, thereat, thereunder
     14. pron. (colloquial) Used to replace an unknown name, principally in greetings and farewells
           Hi there, young fellow.
     15. contraction. misspelling of they’re
     16. det. misspelling of their
with
     1. prep. Against.
           He picked a fight with the class bully.
     2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
           He went with his friends.
     3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.
           She owns a motorcycle with a sidecar.
     4. prep. Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
     5. prep. In support of.
           We are with you all the way.
     6. prep. (obsolete) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; – sometimes equivalent to by.
           slain with robbers
     7. prep. Using as an instrument; by means of.
           cut with a knife
     8. prep. (obsolete) Using as nourishment; more recently replaced by on.
     9. prep. Having, owning.
     10. adv. Along, together with others, in a group, etc.
           Do you want to come with?
     11. adv. -->
     12. n. alternative form of withe
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
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