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centurion
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noun
(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
boat
Noun
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A boat is a vehicle used to travel on water.
At the lake, the children learn about fishing and boat safety.
The waves rocked the boat back and forth.
I took the old man's hand, stepped down from the dock into the yellow boat.
We got wet on the boat ride.
We sailed the wooden boats by the side of the pool, the kids holding the strings.
He looked around and spotted the boat drifting away.
We left the hotel and quickly got aboard the boat.
boat
Verb
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To travel by boat.
at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
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.
glen
Noun
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A glen is a narrow valley that usually has a river running through it.
The glen runs through the campsite.
Glen
Proper noun
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Glen is a male given name.