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where
Preposition
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You use where to ask for the place that something is located.
Where did the man go?
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Where is the place which something is at.
The room where the people cook the food is not cold.
Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.
is
Verb
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A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else.
He is late for class.
Is it hot in here?
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.
nearest
Preposition
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Closest to.
taxi
Noun
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A taxi is a vehicle (usually a car) driven by a taxi driver; the taxi driver drives you somewhere if you pay them money.
taxi
Verb
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To drive an aircraft around an airport on the ground.
rank
Noun
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A rank is the position of a person, place, thing, or idea in relation to others based on a shared property such as location, population, or quality.
Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23.
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A rank is a level in an organization such as the military.
Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines.
rank
Verb
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To rank is to give a rank to a person, place, thing or idea.
Please rank the following fruits from your favourite to your least favourite: pear, apple, watermelon, apple, orange.
rank
Adjective
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Something that is rank has a very strong, bad smell.
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Something that is rank is gross or disgusting.