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that Determiner

— Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker. Give me that book, not this one. Give me that, not this. That dog is hungry.

that Subordinator

— used to link a subordinate clause to a main one You said that you liked me. Give me the book that I dropped.

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May Proper noun

— May is the fifth (5th) month of the year. There are 31 days in May. — May can be the given name of a girl or woman. May fell down and hurt her knee.

may Verb

— To be allowed to; to have permission to do something "May I sit here?" "Yes, go ahead. The seat is empty." You may not smoke, this area is "no smoking". — If you say something may happen or may be true, you mean there is a chance that it is true. He may be lying, but I'm not sure. It may rain today.

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well Adverb

— In a good way. He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.

well Noun

— A hole in the ground for getting water or oil. There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.

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be Verb

— This verb tells us that a thing is present, or in a place. The book is on the table. There was someone in the room. Were you at the party? — Happen The party was on Saturday. The next meeting will be here. — Go somewhere; visit someone (only in the present perfect tense) I've never been to Disneyland. — A verb we use when describing. The book is blue. They were sad about losing the match. John is 35 years old this year. Im fine. He'd like to be a doctor. The film was terrible! The book is 5 euro. — Act like someone or something Look, Mummy! I'm being a dog! Woof, woof! — We use a form of be and a gerund-participle to make progressive verb forms. He is sitting on the chair. I've been waiting for half an hour. They will be leaving on Tuesday.

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true

— adjective consistent with fact or reality; not false the story is true it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true — B. Russell the true meaning of the statement — adjective (= dead on target) accurately placed or thrown his aim was true he was dead on target — adverb as acknowledged true, she is the smartest in her class — adjective devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them — adjective conforming to definitive criteria the horseshoe crab is not a true crab Pythagoras was the first true mathematician — adjective accurately fitted; level the window frame isn't quite true — adjective determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles true north is geographic north — adjective (= lawful) having a legally established claim the legitimate heir the true and lawful king — adjective rightly so called true courage a spirit which true men have always admired a true friend — verb (= true up) make level, square, balanced, or concentric true up the cylinder of an engine — noun proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment out of true — adjective (= genuine, unfeigned) not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed genuine emotion her interest in people was unfeigned true grief — adjective in tune; accurate in pitch a true note — adjective (= truthful) expressing or given to expressing the truth a true statement gave truthful testimony a truthful person — adjective (= dependable, honest, reliable) worthy of being depended on a dependable worker an honest working stiff a reliable sourcSFLe of information he was true to his word I would be true for there are those who trust me

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but Coordinator

— You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same. I would take you there, but I do not have my car. The changes were small but important. "Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish." It says this not in words but in pictures. — You use but to change the topic. I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now. And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.

but Preposition

— except He ate everything but the meat. Any day but tomorrow would be fine. I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.

but Adverb

— only There is but one sun and one earth to live on.

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