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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.
day
Noun
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A day is a measure of time.
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24 hours
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Seven days make one week
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The time between midnight and the following midnight (or between sunset and sunset in Jewish reckoning)
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The time between sunrise and sunset, when it is daylight
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The part of a day spent at work or school
He spent two days at work means that on two days he went to work; he did not spend 48 hours at work.
they
Pronoun
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"They" is used to talk about two or more people, not you or the person you are speaking to.
I love Josie and Reg. They are nice people.
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"They" is used to talk about two or more things.
Can you get the books for me? Theyre over there.
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"They" is used to talk about one or more person when you don't know the sex or number.
If a person is fast, they can get there early.
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"They" is used to talk about people in general.
When are they going to finish that new building?
They say you should drink eight glasses of water a day.
Rob
Proper noun
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Rob is a male given name.
rob
Verb
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If you rob something or someone, you steal from them.
He went to rob the bank.
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.
bank
Noun
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A building where you can keep and borrow money.
I have to stop at the bank to deposit my check and get money for tonight.
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A safe place to store important things.
blood bank
sperm bank
data bank
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The dry sides of a river.
bank
Verb
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The act of a plane turning left or right while in flight.
The plane banks right to line up with the runway.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
England
Proper noun
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England is a country on the island of Britain and part of the United Kingdom.
English was first spoken in England.