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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.
asphalt
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noun
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
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noun
a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons
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verb
cover with tar or asphalt
asphalt the driveway
jungle
Noun
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A jungle is an area covered in trees.
In South America is a big jungle.