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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.
city
Noun
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A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.
Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.
There's too much crime in the inner city.
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The city is the government that has power over a city.
A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.
The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.
The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.
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The city is the people who live in the city.
The city is afraid of the change.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
lost
Adjective
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If you are lost you do not know where you are. You might not know how to get home.
I was lost in the woods for a week.
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If something is lost you do not know where it is.
My phone is lost.
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If something is lost it is gone. It might not exist any more.
All my hope is lost.
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If something is lost it has failed.
Trying to reach her is a lost cause.
heaven
Proper noun
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In some religions and myths, heaven is a place where you may go after you die. Heaven is usually seen as a happy place where good people are rewarded.
I miss my grandmother, but I know she's with God in heaven.
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The sky.
heaven
Noun
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Much happiness, or a cause of much happiness.
He's been in heaven ever since we told him.
Our marriage has been pure heaven.