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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.
winter
Noun
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Winter is the coldest season of the year. In northern countries, December, January and February are winter months.
queen
Noun
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The female leader of a country whose son will probably lead the country.
The queen wore her royal robes at the ceremony.
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The wife of the king is usually the queen.
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A queen is a piece in the game of chess.