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they
Pronoun
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"They" is used to talk about two or more people, not you or the person you are speaking to.
I love Josie and Reg. They are nice people.
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"They" is used to talk about two or more things.
Can you get the books for me? Theyre over there.
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"They" is used to talk about one or more person when you don't know the sex or number.
If a person is fast, they can get there early.
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"They" is used to talk about people in general.
When are they going to finish that new building?
They say you should drink eight glasses of water a day.
don't
verb
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do not (negative auxiliary)
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(nonstandard) does not
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do not
don't
interjection
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interjection
don't
noun
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Something that must not be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
stock
Noun
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Your stock is the collection of things that you have available, usually to sell.
It depend on where the store got its stock from.
Storms cause a great deal of damage to the nation's housing stock.
Going out of business! All stock must be sold.
They kept a stock of food in the basement.
Publishing such experiments adds to our stock of knowledge.
Police found a stock of weapons in the house.
I asked the stock boy where to find the juice.
Overfishing has wiped out much of the world's fish stocks.
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If something is in stock it is at the store and available for sale.
I think we have five more in stock.
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If something is out of stock it is not at the store and available for sale.
I'm sorry, we're all out of stock.
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Stock is a basic soup made from boiling meat, bones, or vegetables.
Add a cup of chicken stock and half a cup of cream and cook for 10 minutes.
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If you take stock of a situation, you think about it and plan what to do next.
stock
Verb
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If a store stocks a product, it has it available to be sold.
They are expensive, and most stores won't stock them.
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If you stock mathx/math with mathy/math, you fill mathx/math with mathy/math.
I've stocked the fridge with beer for the party.
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If you stock up on something, you get more than you use in a short time.
Residents there are stocking up on food and water for the winter.
stock
Adjective
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If something is stock, it is the usual one with no special changes or additions.
The car's engine, tires, brakes and steering are all stock.
The stories are boring and rely on stock characters.
Just get any stock photo of a business meeting.
that
Determiner
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Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker.
Give me that book, not this one.
Give me that, not this.
That dog is hungry.
that
Subordinator
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used to link a subordinate clause to a main one
You said that you liked me.
Give me the book that I dropped.
brand
Noun
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A brand is a red-hot piece of wood in a fire.
Don't touch that brand!
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A brand can be a symbol that means you own something.
What cereal brand do you like?
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A brand is a specific type of something.
brand
Verb
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If you brand someone, you make a mark or a symbol on them by burning them.
Go out and brand all of our cows.
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To brand is to label (often someone).
here
Preposition
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In this place, the current location.
Why are you looking over there for the book? It's right here.