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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.
birth
Noun
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A birth is when a new baby comes out of its mother.
My mother gave birth to my brother at 12:00 on Dec. 31st.
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A birth is when something new begins.
The birth of the personal computer was in 1976.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
Venus
Proper noun
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Venus is the planet that is second closest to the Sun in the Solar System.
Venus is a hot planet because it is very close to the Sun.
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Venus is the goddess of love and beauty.