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congregation
Noun
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A congregation is a small meeting.
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A congregation is a group of animals.
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.
sacred
Adjective
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If something is sacred, it is put aside for use by religion; it is made holy.
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If something is sacred, it is not common; it is holy.
The place where the tribe performed their ceremonies was sacred to them.
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If something or someone is sacred, they are about religion.
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If something is sacred, it is given by divine authority.
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If something is sacred, it is not to be violated.
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If something is sacred, it is dedicated or devoted to something.
A temple, sacred to the queen of love. -.
hearts
Noun
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One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♥.
Jesus
Proper noun
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Jesus of Nazareth was a religious prophet and leader in Palestine who lived from around 4 BC to AD 30, when he was crucified.
Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate, under pressure from some Jewish leaders.
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Jesus () is a boy's name, especially in Spanish-speaking counties.
Jesus
Interjection
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You use Jesus when you are surprised or not happy about something. Some people do not like to use this phrase.
Jesus, that's heavy.
Jesus Christ! Can't you do anything right?
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
Mary
Proper noun
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Mary is a female given name.
We named our daughter Mary.
This is my friend, Mary.
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Mary is the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Some people claim to have seen Mary appear to them.