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that
Determiner
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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
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used to link a subordinate clause to a main one
You said that you liked me.
Give me the book that I dropped.
was
Verb
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A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past.
I was singing in the shower.
Who was that girl you were talking to?
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.
cold
Adjective
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If something is cold, it is low in temperature.
The wind made her hands cold.
It's going to be very cold today so wear a jacket.
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If someone is cold, they are not kind.
She's always so friendly to everyone, but she's really cold to him.
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If you have cold feet, you are nervous about something you planned to and you feel like not doing it.
I almost took the new job, but in the end I got cold feet.
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If you give someone the cold shoulder, you ignore them or you are unfriendly towards them.
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If you stop cold, you stop very suddenly.
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If you are out cold, you are unconscious.
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A cold light or colour is a one, often with some blue, that makes you feel cold or empty.
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If you do something cold, you do it without any preparation.
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Cold cash is coins and bills, not promises to pay.
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If something leaves you cold, it doesn't interest you at all.
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If someone's or something's trail is cold, you can't find them because they have been missing for too long.
cold
Noun
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A mild sickness. It gives your trouble with your nose and throat.
He has a cold, so he stayed in bed, kept warm, and took some medicine.
winter
Noun
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Winter is the coldest season of the year. In northern countries, December, January and February are winter months.
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.
twenty
Determiner
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(ordinal twentieth) The number 20.
I was in university when I was twenty years old.
twenty
Noun
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A twenty is a 20 dollar bill.
I'd like my $50 as 1 twenty, 2 tens and 2 fives.
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"Twenty" is short for 10-20, meaning location.
Jason, what's your twenty?
years
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noun
(= old age, age, eld, geezerhood)
a late time of life
old age is not for sissies
he's showing his years
age hasn't slowed him down at all
a beard white with eld
on the brink of geezerhood
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noun
(= age)
a prolonged period of time
we've known each other for ages
I haven't been there for years and years
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noun
(= days)
the time during which someone's life continues
the monarch's last days
in his final years