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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.
address
Noun
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An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.
address
Verb
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If you address a group, you talk in front of it.
The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.
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If you address a letter, you write an address on it.
She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."