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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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was Verb

— A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past. I was singing in the shower. Who was that girl you were talking to?

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sentence Noun

— In grammar, a sentence is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period '.', question mark '?', or exclamation mark '!'. Usually a sentence has a subject, verb, and object. The first sentence in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." — In law, a sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a criminal. He received a 15-year sentence for the murder of his friend.

sentence Verb

— If a judge sentences someone, they decide on a punishment for a crime. He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.

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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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three Determiner

— (ordinal third) The number 3. A triangle has three sides.

three Noun

— The number 3. One and two is three.

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years

— noun (= old age, age, eld, geezerhood) a late time of life old age is not for sissies he's showing his years age hasn't slowed him down at all a beard white with eld on the brink of geezerhood — noun (= age) a prolonged period of time we've known each other for ages I haven't been there for years and years — noun (= days) the time during which someone's life continues the monarch's last days in his final years

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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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prison Noun

— A place for people who break the law. Her brother is in prison. — A place you cannot escape from. He is in a prison of his own mind.

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