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that's
pronoun
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(rare, nonstandard) whose, of which
only
Adverb
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no more than; no other than; just
There are only three schools in this town.
You can get this only in Canada.
I'm only able to go on Monday.
He comes only once a year.
She only eats vegetables.
This is only what we got.
He's not only nice, but also good looking.
We will stop only to rest.
Things will only get worse.
Only call me if you have to.
only
Adjective
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Just one or just a few; this and no other; no more than this.
She is the only woman doctor in this city.
These are the only coins I have.
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An only child, son, girl, etc. has no brothers or sisters.
only
Preposition
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but; except that
They probably could do it, only you never let them try.
half
Noun
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A half is 1/2 of a whole; 50%.
Sales were down from January to June but jumped in the second half of the year.
Half a year later, the baby was born.
A half minute after the game started, the rain began.
It took us an hour and a half to get the bike working again.
The city was about half the size of Vancouver.
More than half the money came from the government.
It's cost us three and a half thousand dollars.
We'll meet at half past two.
It's two and a half times as big as the old one.
The coach changed the goal keeper at half time.
The same car might cost about half as much again as in Britain.
These cookies are not half as good as the ones your mum makes.
The apples are half price today.
When I phoned, he was still half asleep.
The glass was half full.
Since the early 1980s the army's strength and budget have been cut in half .
The car was half on the road when it was hit.
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A half is one part of a game that is divided into two parts.
At the end of the first half, Japan is leading Iran by two points.
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A half is one end of a sports field.
He kicked the ball deep into New England's half.
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A half is a player who plays in the middle part of the field in sports like football, rugby, etc.
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.
truth
Noun
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The truth is an idea which is correct or accepted as correct.
Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.
There is no absolute truth in history.
Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.
The honest truth is, we made a lot of mistakes on this job.