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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. |
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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. |
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a |
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. |
There was a man here looking for you yesterday. |
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. |
I've seen it happen a hundred times. |
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) |
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and |
1. conj. As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. |
2. conj. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. |
3. conj. Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. |
4. conj. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first. |
5. conj. (obsolete) Yet; but. |
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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. |
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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. |
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of |
1. prep. Expressing distance or motion. |
2. prep. (now obsolete, or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". |
3. prep. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). |
4. prep. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). |
There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage. |
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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. |
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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. |
Put it over there. |
Take each day as it comes. |
I heard the sound of the school bus - it was early today. |
2. pron. A third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a child, especially of unknown gender. |
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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. |
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is |
1. v. third-person singular present indicative of be |
He is a doctor. He retired some time ago. |
Should he do the task, it is vital that you follow him. |
2. n. plural of i |
remember to dot your is |
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be |
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence. |
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist. |
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place. |
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for |
1. conj. (dated) Because. |
2. prep. Towards. |
The astronauts headed for the moon. |
3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to. |
I have something for you. |
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he |
1. pron. (personal) A male person or animal already known or implied. |
2. pron. (personal, sometimes proscribed, see usage notes) A person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant. |
The rulebook clearly states that "if any student is caught cheating, he will be expelled", and you were caught cheating, were you not, Anna? |
3. pron. (personal) An animal whose gender is unknown. |
4. n. The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he". |
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was |
1. v. first-person singular past of be. |
2. v. third-person singular past of be. |
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be |
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence. |
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist. |
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place. |
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have |
Additional archaic forms are second-person singular present tense hast, third-person singular present tense hath, present participle haveing, and second-person singular past tense hadst. |
1. v. To possess, own, hold. |
I have a house and a car. |
Look what I have here — a frog I found on the street! |
2. v. To be related in some way to (with the object identifying the relationship). |
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on |
1. adj. In the state of being active, functioning or operating. |
2. adj. Performing according to schedule. |
Are we still on for tonight? |
Is the show still on? |
3. adj. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate. |
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be |
1. v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence. |
2. v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist. |
There is just one woman in town who can help us. (or, dialectally:) It is just one woman in town who can help us. |
3. v. (intransitive) To occupy a place. |
The cup is on the table. |
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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. |
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me |
1. pron. As the direct object of a verb. |
Can you hear me? |
2. pron. (obsolete) Myself; as a reflexive direct object of a verb. |
3. pron. As the object of a preposition. |
Come with me. |
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this |
1. det. The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby). |
This classroom is where I learned to read and write. |
2. det. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned). |
They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It's this appearance that lets them get away with so much. |
3. det. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned). |