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.
untouchable
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adjective
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target
— Newsweek
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adjective
forbidden to the touch
in most museums such articles are untouchable
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adjective
( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
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noun
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
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adjective
(= unassailable)
impossible to assail
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adjective
(= inaccessible, unobtainable)
not capable of being obtained
a rare work, today almost inaccessible
timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
untouchable resources buried deep within the earth