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doctor
Noun
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A person who helps people who are sick, and looks after their health.
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A person who can work very well about a particular thing and is given the title Doctor by a university, for example a doctor in psychology could be called Doctor John Smith.
doctor
Verb
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If you doctor someone, you act as a medical doctor towards them.
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If you doctor something or someone, you change them.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
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.
house
Noun
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A house is a building that one family lives in.
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House is a type of music.
house
Verb
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If you house someone or something, you give them a home.
The building houses a research centre and a school.
During the storm they were housed in the local school's gym.