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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.
Indian
Noun
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An Indian is a person from India or a person whose family is from India.
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An Indian is a person having descents of Native Americans.
runner
Noun
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A runner is someone who runs.
There are lots of runners in the park in the evening.
The cheetah is a very fast runner.
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A runner is a mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move (using wheels or sliding).
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# A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
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# The blade of an ice skate.
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# The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
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# The curved base of a rocking chair.