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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.
Hague
properNoun
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A town in New York
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A city in North Dakota
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A town in Saskatchewan
recommendation
Noun
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A recommendation is something you tell people that they should do, buy, see because it is good.
You should follow your doctor's recommendations.
regarding
Preposition
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You use regarding to introduce your subject or topic.
Regarding the changes, the rules are very clear.
Do you have any questions regarding the things we talked about yesterday?
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.
education
Noun
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Someone gets an education if that person learns something or if somebody teaches that person something, usually at school.
More and more people are starting work with a university education.
He studied German by himself, but he has no formal education.
right
Adjective
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When something is right, it is correct.
You did the right thing.
right
Noun
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When something is to the right of a location, it means the direction 90º clockwise.
He takes a right at the library.
She made a right turn on Oak Street.
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When you have the right for something, it means that it is an activity allowed by status.
You have the right to remain silent.
Administrators on Wiktionary have the right to block users from editing.
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An action that is moral.
Two wrongs don’t make a right.
right
Verb
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When you turn something right, you turn it the right-side-up.
He righted the boat.
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When you make something right, you correct it.
He tried to right a wrong.
right
Adverb
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In the direction 90º clockwise.
She turned right.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
national
Adjective
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If something is national it affects a whole nation or country.
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If something is national it has to do with a certain nation or country, or with people from that country.
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If a business is national it is found in all or most parts of a nation or country.
national
Noun
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A national is someone who is a citizen of their nation.
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The nationals is a tournament where people from all over the country come to compete in.
minority
Noun
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A minority is less than half (50%) of some group.
Most people agreed, but a sizable minority were upset by the decision.
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A minority is a member of an ethnic group that does not have political or social power.
The company claims it has hired several minorities since the complaint was lodged.
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Minority is the state of being a minor, not an adult.