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telling
Adjective
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If something is telling, it has a strong effect.
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If some kind of evidence is telling, it shows clearly the true nature of someone or something.
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.
truth
Noun
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The truth is an idea which is correct or accepted as correct.
Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.
There is no absolute truth in history.
Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.
The honest truth is, we made a lot of mistakes on this job.