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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.
war
Verb
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If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.
game
Noun
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A game is something that people do to have fun.
Shall we play a game?
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Game are wild animals that are hunted for food.
The forest is full of game.
game
Verb
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To game means to play a game.
Peter has been gaming for four hours without eating any lunch.