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- ...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter.
- Used before a noun designating something considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.
- Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is usually of most concern or most common or familiar.
More meanings (16)
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- Used before a body part, a family member, a pet (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
- Precedes a familiar nickname or other term of address.
- Used in many idiomatic expressions and proverbs to refer to common objects, roles, or situations connected with something definite, in the manner of an analogy.
- When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
- When stressed, used before the name of a famous person, to distinguish said person from a hypothetical lesser-known person with the same name.
- Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
- Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.
- Used with the plural of a surname to indicate the entire family.
- Added to a superlative or an ordinal number to make it into a substantive.
- Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.
- Used before a demonym ending in -ish or -ese to refer to people of a given country collectively.
adverb
- With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
- With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.
- Beyond all others.
preposition
- For each; per.
pronoun
- Early Modern form of thee.
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IPA pronunciation
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One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it.
There was no label this time with the words “DRINK ME,” but nevertheless she uncorked it and put it to her lips.
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The percentage figure for irrigated refers to the portion of the entire amount of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
The fire was warm, however, and the nursery dimly lit by three night-lights, and presently the sewing lay on Mrs. Darling’s lap.
And they have sought to take away the life of my father, insomuch that they have driven him out of the land.