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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.
story
Noun
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A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event.
This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf.
The film is based on a true story.
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A story is a lie.
Mother told me to stop telling stories.
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A story is a floor or level in a building.
My room is five stories up.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
Ferdinand
Proper noun
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Ferdinand is a male given name.