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monument Noun

— A monument is a building, statue, etc., that honors a person or event.

to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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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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great Adjective

— A great object or event is very big and large in scale. A great storm is approaching our shores. — A great person or object is very good. Dinner was great. — Something that is great is very important. — Great is used to describe an important leader. Alexander the Great

great Interjection

— It is said to show happiness about something. I got the job? Great! Great, you can come with us on the trip. — It can also be said to show disappointment. I didn't get the job? Great. Oh great, the store is closed.

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fire Noun

— A chemical reaction that makes heat and flames or smoldering. — Something that has made or can make this chemical reaction, such as a campfire. We sat around the fire singing songs and telling stories. — The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place which leads to its full or partial destruction. There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down. — One of the four basic elements. — One of the five basic elements.

fire Verb

— To set something on fire. — To shoot (a gun, cannon or a similar weapon). We will fire our guns at the enemy. — To shoot a gun, cannon or a similar weapon. Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes. — To end the employment of an employee because of something they did wrong. She should fire the employee that stole from the company. He got fired from his job.

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of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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London Proper noun

— The capital city of England and the national capital of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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