Englishfor English speakers
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.
moody
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adjective
(= temperamental)
subject to sharply varying moods
a temperamental opera singer
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adjective
(= dark, dour, glum, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen)
showing a brooding ill humor
a dark scowl
the proverbially dour New England Puritan
a glum, hopeless shrug
he sat in moody silence
a morose and unsociable manner
a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius
— Bruce Bliven
a sour temper
a sullen crowd
Moody
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noun
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
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noun
United States evangelist (1837-1899)
blues
Noun
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The blues is a feeling of sadness.
I have the blues.
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The blues is a type of music, created by African Americans.
He can play blues or jazz.