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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.
dinner
Noun
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Dinner is the largest meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening.
I'm sorry, I'll be late tonight, so I won't be home for dinner.
We had fish with rice and fried vegetables for dinner last night.
was
Verb
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A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past.
I was singing in the shower.
Who was that girl you were talking to?
delicious
Adjective
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When a food is delicious, it is tasty or tastes very nice.
The lasagna the school cooks is delicious and the children loved it a lot.