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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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sofa Noun

— A sofa is a type of chair with soft seats and arm rests, typically designed to seat more than one person. Your sofa is comfortable.

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is Verb

— A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else. He is late for class. Is it hot in here?

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too Adverb

— If you say I am too tall, I am taller than I should be. You can't come in. You are too dirty. — Also, in addition, and. "I've got you, my pretty, and your little dog, too."

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big Adjective

— If something is big, it is large in size; tall, wide, long, or fat. He's bigger than me. I would like a big glass of milk. The tree was so big that you could see it over the top of the house. — If something is big, it is important. That's a big problem! — Someone's big brother or a big sister is one who is older than the person. I have a big brother who's stronger than you!

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for Preposition

— shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function This cake is for you. This is a net for catching fish. — For is used to show the reason for something He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.

for Subordinator

— For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive It's not good for you to be too relaxed.

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this Determiner

— You use this to show which thing or idea you are talking about. You use it when the thing or idea is close to you. This trip was a great idea. Which book is yours, this one or that one? — The known thing. This man went to the door.

this Demonstrative Determiner

— The thing indicated. This is my hand.

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room Noun

— A room is a place which is part of a building. Someone is able to see other people who are in the same room. We need a long, wide room because many people will be at the meeting. — Room can mean some space; a place with nothing, only air. I need room to be able to move my arms and not touch people.

room Verb

— To live in or share a room. I roomed with Ryan all four years of college.

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