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through
Preposition
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To go through is to go into one side of something and come out the other side.
The thief came in through the window.
She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.
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.
desert
Noun 1
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A desert is a bare area of land, especially one with little water or plants.
desert
Noun 2
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A desert is something that is earned or deserved.
desert
Verb
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To leave, abandon or forsake someone or something.
When he left without us, we felt deserted.