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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.
age
Noun
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Something's age is how long it has existed or been alive; how old something is.
The boy said he was age five.
Scott is showing his age.
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An age is a time period.
The 1960s was a new age in music.
age
Verb
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To get older.
Lillian has aged gracefully.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
love
Verb
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When someone loves another person, they feel good about the person and want the person to be happy.
I love Colin.
Mothers love their children very deeply.
love
Noun
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The feeling of loving someone and caring for them.
Is my love for him a real love that will last a long time?
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The feeling of liking something very much.
I love the simple English Wikipedia.
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A tennis player who has scored love has a score of zero.
(From a sports commentator) Fifteen-love!