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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.
noise
Noun
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A noise is a sound, usually one that you don't want.
There's too much noise. I can't hear what she's saying.
woke
adjective
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(dialect, AAVE, or, slang) Awake: conscious and not asleep.
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alert of what is happening
me
Pronoun
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You use me instead of your name, to refer to yourself.
This is my book. It belongs to me.
up
Preposition
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Toward the top or toward the sky.
The balloon went up.
up
Adjective
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In a high position.
The flag is up.
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.
It was an up day.
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optimistic.
He is feeling up.
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Put in trust, entrusted.
It is up to you.
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ing, occurring.
What’s up?
They act like something is up.
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.
Something is up with him.
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Planning, plotting mischief.
He is up to something.
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ed.
It is all up with them.
up
Noun
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State of being up, often with down.
Life has its ups and downs.
up
Verb
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Increase, increment.
We upped the dosage.
at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
six
Determiner
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(ordinal sixth) Six is the number that is after five and before seven. In numerals, it is 6.
Most people sleep from six to nine hours a night.
six
Noun
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The number 6.
Three and three is six.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
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.
morning
Noun
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Morning is the time of day when people wake up to have breakfast and go to work or school. In most cases, it is also the time of sunrise.
It was cold when the Sun rose in the morning, but after lunch it became warm.
morning
Interjection
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Morning can be a greeting, similar to hello. It is a shortened form of good morning or it's a good morning. Morning should only used in the morning.
Good morning, sir.
Morning, Kath!