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how
Adverb
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The word "how" is a question word, to ask about the way something happens or the way people do things.
How will we ever solve this problem?
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The word "how" is used to tell about the way something happens or the way people do things.
I know how we can solve this problem?
This is how to make this machine work.
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used to show that you feel strongly about something.
How old he looks!
how
Subordinator
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You use how to tell that something happens, is done, or is true.
She told him how it wasn't fun anymore.
do
Verb
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Do is an auxiliary verb. It is used in questions, negative statements, short answers, and for emphasis when there is no other auxiliary.
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Questions
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Where do you live?
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When did you start learning English?
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"Does John live here?"
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Short answer
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"Yes, he does."
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"No, I don't."
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Negative statements
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They don't live here. [don't = do not]
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We do not want to fight.
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Jared did not tell me he had such a pretty sister.
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Emphasis (do not use this too much)
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You think I don't have a brother, but I do!
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She does enjoy swimming in the pool.
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We sometimes use do in place of a different verb, such as when we do not know what an activity is, or we do not want to say it again:
What is he doing?
Mary eats more than John does.
do
Verb
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When you do something, you perform, complete or work on a task.
Mary is doing her homework.
We all did the cleaning together.
I've got a lot to do.
"What do you do?" - "I'm a baker."
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To succeed or progress
"How did John do in the tennis match?" - "He lost."
"How is your leg doing?" - "Oh, it feels much better, thank you."
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To write or draw something, usually in a short time
He did a picture of a tree.
He did an essay on Shakespeare.
do
Noun
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A do refers to a hairstyle.
She came to work with a new do.
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Correct actions. (almost always in plural and generally with "don'ts")
Willy will tell you all the dos and don'ts.
I
Pronoun
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The person who is speaking or writing
I am writing this, and you are reading it.
I
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
I
Symbol
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A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").
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The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.
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The symbol for electrical current.
I
Number
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This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.
i
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
close
Verb
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If you close something, you change it from being open to not open.
She watched TV for a while, and then closed her eyes.
He left the room and softly closed the door behind him.
He opened his mouth and closed it again without saying anything.
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If something closes, it goes out of business for a short time or permanently.
The supermarket closes at 5 o'clock on Saturday.
Sadly, we have decided to close the shop.
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If the distance or time between two different things closes, they get closer together.
The government will use the $15 million to close a budget gap.
With only three games left in the season, Milan is closing in on Hamburg.
The storm was closing in, and she wanted to get home.
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If something closes, it ends.
The book closes with the man alone in the house where he started.
I'd like to close this talk by asking for your help.
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If a stock, bond, or currency closes at a certain price, it is at the price at the end of the trading day.
The EAP Emerging Growth Fund lost half a dollar, closing at just over $38.
Again today, cigarette company stocks closed up.
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If you close a deal/sale/contract, both people make a final agreement.
It took five months, many phone calls, and an extra $89,000 to close the deal.
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If you close up, you stop talking about something.
Every time I asked about the cost everybody would close right up.
close
Adjective
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When two things are close, they are near each other; the distance or time between them is small.
The bank is close to the store.
I walk to my university because it is very close.
It's close to nine o'clock.
Closer to the end, I'll come and get you.
Put it close to the door.
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If two people are close, they have a good relationship, like friends, family or lovers.
She was quite close to her dad before he died.
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If a game or contest is close, you can't easily see which side is better.
The race has been very close up until now.
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If two things are close, they are similar.
This is the closest thing I could find to that colour.
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Close range/contact/ties etc. is near, not far.
They tell us the gun was fired at close range.
Most Norwegians live in close contact with the wilderness, the sea, the mountains, or the forests.
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A close look or close attention means you pay careful attention.
Keep a close eye on the money.
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In a close game/race/competition, etc., the difference between the scores/times/abilities, etc is small.
One or two points can win or lose a close race .
The winner earned 13.8 percent of the vote, but she was a close second (13.5 percent).
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If something was close, something bad/dangerous/embarrassing, etc. almost happened.
Wow, that was close. She almost saw us.
Thirty years ago this week, our country had a very close call.
close
Noun
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The close of something is the end.
I will be surprised if the company is still running by close of business tomorrow.
The book was written around the close of the 14th century.
As our first week came to a close, we were getting very tired.
close
Adverb
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If you are close to something, you are not far away from it.
She left an hour ago, and he was very close behind.
I like to keep my phone close at hand so I can get it quickly.
They stood close together.
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.
window
Noun
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A piece of glass in a wall to let people see through it.
He looked out the window.