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he Pronoun

— A person or animal that we do not know the gender of. Kill that spider, before he gets away!.

he Noun

— A he refers to a male person. — He is the name of the fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets such as Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others.

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had verb

— (auxiliary) Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (with a past participle). — (auxiliary, now, _, rare) As past subjunctive: would have.

had adjective

— (informal) Duped. — (obsolete) Available.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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appear Verb

— If something appears a certain way, it looks or seems that way. At first glance, this would appear to be true. The problems appear likely to continue. school size and class size do not appear to be important factors affecting progress on test scores. — If something appears, it comes into sight. She was studying when her mother appeared in the doorway. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Lars appeared next to her. — If something appears in a book, movie, TV program, etc., it is in it. He has appeared in over 100 movies. The word appears nowhere in this book. His articles have appeared in the New York Times.

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in Preposition

— Used to show that something is inside something else. The cat is in the box. — Used to show that someone is at home, or is available. Is John in? The Doctor is now in. — Used to show movement towards the inside. The rain came in through the window.

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court Noun

— A court is an open space where certain games are played. Tennis is played on a court. — The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace. The noblemen visited the queen in her court.

court Verb

— When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her. The boy sent flowers to court the girl.

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