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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.
animal
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noun
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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adjective
(= carnal, fleshly, sensual)
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
animal instincts
carnal knowledge
fleshly desire
a sensual delight in eating
music is the only sensual pleasure without vice