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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.
art
Noun
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(uncountable: there is no plural) Any man-made object which is either beautiful or makes the viewer think. Common examples of art are paintings and photographs.
The gallery has many pieces of art.
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A creation or study of pieces of art.
Painting, music and writing are arts.
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An action which is done very well; a skill
She has making baskets down to an art.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
fugue
Noun
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A fugue is a musical form using a theme which is repeated in a complex pattern.
The composer Bach wrote many enjoyable fugues.