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army
Noun
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The people and organisation, normally in a government, which fights wars.
The army fought in Iraq.
He joined the army when he was 19.
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A large number of people working towards the same thing.
It took an army of people to build that bridge.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
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.
Ohio
Proper noun
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Ohio is a state of the United States of America.
Columbus is the capital of Ohio.