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are
Verb
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Are is the present tense, second person form of the verb be.
Hello John, how are you?
We are all happy.
Are we there yet?
John and Mary are playing.
Are you all hungry?
you
Pronoun
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Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun.
You are my best friend.
Can I go to the shops with you?
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Used to talk about anyone.
You have to be 18 years old to see that film.
She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.
you
Determinative
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Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.
You guys can leave now.
open
Verb
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To move something to the side to allow entrance.
I will open the door for our guests.
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To prepare for business.
She opened the store.
open
Adjective
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Having a hole or opening, not closed.
The door was open.
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Available for business.
The shop is open.
during
Preposition
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If you do something during something else, you do it at the same time.
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He often reads during dinner.
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I'm always tired because I work during the night.
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.
weekend
Noun
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The end of the working week, usually Saturday and Sunday.
I do not have work on the weekends.
weekend
Verb
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If you weekend somewhere, you stay there just for the weekend.
We'll weekend at the beach.