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the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
season
Noun
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A season is a particular time of year with a particular kind of weather, usually spring, summer, fall, and winter, or rainy season and dry season.
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A season is a particular time of year when certain activities happen.
The theatrical season lasts from early autumn to late spring.
Taite was out for much of last season after injuring his ankle in the season opener.
The holiday shopping season, which begins in November, is always a busy time for the shops.
Ear infections most commonly occur in the winter cold and flu season.
The Ravens had sold all but 850 of their 57,000 season tickets for this season in Memorial Stadium.
Maine's hunting season ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Your apple harvest season can stretch as long as three or four months.
She said this week traditionally is one of the busiest in the tourist season, when 100,000 visitors usually come here.
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A cycle or set of episodes of a television show.
Victoria justice wasn't on "Zoey 101", until the second season.
Season one of "glee" was better in my opinion.
The television show "glee" had only six seasons.
season
Verb
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If you season food, you add salt, or other spices to it.
Place meat in the bottom of a large oven-safe dish, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper.