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mistress
Noun
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A mistress is a woman that a married man is having an affair with. She is not the man's wife, but the other woman that he is having a romantic or sexual relationship with. Usually, a mistress is kept secret.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
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.
robe
Noun
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A robe is a long loose item of clothing.
The young people wore white robes to the church for their confirmation.
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A robe is a long item of clothing used to show rank or importance.
The judge looked splendid in his red robe.
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A robe is a dressing gown or bathrobe.
He put on his robe after his bath and watched TV.
robe
Verb
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To robe is to put on or wear a robe.
The king was robed before his coronation.