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first
Adjective
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The first thing is the one that is number one (1) in order.
I have no older brothers. I was the first child.
first
Adverb
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If something is first, it is before anything else.
He was the fastest in class and usually finished everything first.
First, I should say that we're happy to see you all here today.
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Never before.
I first went to Japan in 1994.
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At the beginning.
When we were first married, everything was wonderful.
first
Noun
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A first is something that has not happened before.
A dog walking on stilts? Well, that is a first.
ray
Noun
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A ray is a line of light or energy, coming out from where it starts.
Some rays of light from the sun shone between the leaves of the tree and lighted the top of his head.
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A ray in math is a line that starts at one point and goes on forever in one direction.
Two rays that start at the same point make an angle.
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A ray is a type of fish which lives on the bottom of the ocean.
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.
new
Adjective
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If something is new, it is not old.
They had a new car.
In 1900, the idea was very new.
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If somebody is new, they are not experienced.
They hired a new worker.
rising
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adjective
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
a rising trend
a rising market
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adjective
newly come into prominence
a rising young politician
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adjective
(= acclivitous)
sloping upward
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adjective
coming to maturity
the rising generation
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noun
(= rise)
a movement upward
they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
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noun
(= rebellion)
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
sun
Proper noun
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The sun is the star that can be seen during the day from the Earth. In the sky, it looks like a yellow circle.
The sun is very hot.
sun
Noun
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A star, especially a star that is at the center of a solar system.
Scientists have found other suns with planets around them.