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Spain
Proper noun
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Spain is a country in Europe near Portugal, Andorra, and France.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
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.
middle
Noun
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The place that is between two things; the place that is halfway between two ends of something.
Cut the wood exactly in the middle to get two pieces of equal size.
The middle of the three books is the one you want.