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is Verb

— A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else. He is late for class. Is it hot in here?

this Determiner

— You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you. This trip was a great idea. Which book is yours, this one or that one? — The known thing. This man went to the door.

this Demonstrative Determiner

— The thing indicated. This is my hand.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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right Adjective

— When something is right, it is correct. You did the right thing.

right Noun

— When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise. He takes a right at the library. She made a right turn on Oak Street. — When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status. You have the right to remain silent. Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing. — An action that is moral. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

right Verb

— When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up. He righted the boat. — When you make something right, you correct it. He tried to right a wrong.

right Adverb

— In the direction 90º clockwise. She turned right.

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gate Noun

— A gate is like a door in a fence. It opens to let people go through the fence. Please open the gate for me; my hands are full. — In computers and logic, a gate is something that gives a simple yes-or-no answer from two (or one, or more than two) yes-or-no things coming into it. We need one more "and"-gate here so that it will give the finished answer.

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for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

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my Pronoun

— My things are things that belong to me. Is this my book, or is it yours?

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flight Noun

— Flight is the act of flying: moving through the air using wings. Birds have had flight for millions of years. The flight of the bird was beautiful. — A flight is one trip on an airplane. The flight to Boston leaves soon. This flight is going to New York. — Flight is the act of running away and hiding. The flight of the man just after the crime made the police think he was guilty.

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