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Ajax
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noun
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
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.
lesser
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adjective
of less size or importance
the lesser anteater
the lesser of two evils
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adjective
smaller in size or amount or value
the lesser powers of Europe
the lesser anteater