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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
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     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.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
teacher
     1. n. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.
     2. n. The index finger; the forefinger.
     3. n. An indication; a lesson.
     4. n. (Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
sent
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of send
     2. n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of an Estonian kroon.
     3. n. obsolete form of scent
     send
          1. v. To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.
                Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.
                to send a message, or a letter
          2. v. (slang) To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).
          3. v. To bring to a certain condition.
          4. v. (intransitive) To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message, or to do an errand.
                Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once.
          5. v. To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to grant; sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.
          6. v. (nautical) To pitch.
          7. n. (telecommunications) An operation in which data is transmitted.
          8. n. (nautical) alternative form of scend
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
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     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.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
miscreants
     1. n. plural of miscreant
to
     1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
           I want to leave.
           He asked me what to do.
           I don’t know how to say it.
           I have places to go and people to see.
     2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
           "Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
           If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
     3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
           I have to do laundry today.
     4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
           We are walking to the shop.
     5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
           He devoted himself to education.
           They drank to his health.
     6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
           His face was beaten to a pulp.
     7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
           similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
     8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
           With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   t
     9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
           one to one = 1:1
           ten to one = 10:1.
           I have ten dollars to your four.
     10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
           Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
           Three to the power of two is nine.
           Three to the second is nine.
     11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
           I gave the book to him.
     12. prep. (time) Preceding.
           ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
     13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
           Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
           There's a lot of sense to what he says.
     14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
           Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
     15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
           Please push the door to.
     16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
     17. adv. misspelling of too
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.
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
           I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)
           The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)
           The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
     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.
                    The street that runs through my hometown.
     3. art. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
           No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.
           God save the Queen!
     4. art. Used before a superlative or an ordinal number modifying a noun, to indicate that the noun refers to a single item.
           That was the best apple pie ever.
     5. art.          Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
                    That apple pie was the best.
     6. art. Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
     7. art. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
           Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
     8. art. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
           No one in the whole country had seen it before.
           I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.
     9. art. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
           A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)
     10. art. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
           That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
     11. adv. 1=With a comparative ormore and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
           The hotter the better.
           The more I think about it, the weaker it looks.
           The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.
           It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
     12. adv. 1=With a comparative, and often withfor it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated withnone.
           It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.
           It was a difficult time, and I’m none the wiser for it.
           I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.
school
     1. n. (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
           The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel.
     2. n. A multitude.
     3. v. (lbl, en, intransitive) (of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.
     4. n. (US, Canada) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
           Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.
           Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school.
     5. n. (British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
     6. n. (UK) At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
           Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week.
     7. n. Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
           We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.
     8. n. An art movement, a community of artists.
     9. n. (considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
           These economists belong to the monetarist school.
     10. n. The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
           I'll see you after school.
     11. n. The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
     12. n. The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
           He was a gentleman of the old school.
     13. n. An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
     14. v. To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school.)
           Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton.
     15. v. To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
     16. v. To control, or compose, one's expression.
           She took care to school her expression, not giving away any of her feelings.
principal
     1. adj. Primary; most important.
           Smith is the principal architect of this design.
           The principal cause of the failure was poor planning.
     2. adj. (obsolete, Latinism) Of or relating to a prince; princely.
     3. n. (finance) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
           A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest.
     4. n. (North America, Australia, New Zealand) The chief administrator of a school.
     5. n. (Canada) The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.
     6. n. (legal) A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on one′s behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
           When an attorney represents a client, the client is the principal who permits the attorney, the client′s agent, to act on the client′s behalf.
           My principal sells metal shims.
     7. n. (legal) The primary participant in a crime.
     8. n. (North America) A partner or owner of a business.
     9. n. (music) A diapason, a type of organ stop on a pipe organ.
     10. n. (architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.
     11. n. The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.
     12. n. One of the turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with which the posts and centre of a funeral hearse were formerly crowned.
     13. n. (obsolete) An essential point or rule; a principle.
     14. n. A dancer at the highest rank within a professional dance company, particularly a ballet company.
     15. n. (computing) A security principal.
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