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why Adverb

— Used to ask the reason for something. Why did you say that? Why did you try to steal money from this shop? — Used to talk about the reason for something. I wonder why he did that. — Used to give more information about the reason for something. Can you tell me the reason why he did that?

why Interjection

— Used to show a person's surprise or impatience about something. Why! Thank you for the present.

why Noun

— (plural: whys) The reason to something. Whenever you begin to write an essay, please do not forget to talk about the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how. — (plural: whies) A why is a young cow or woman.

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don't verb

— do not (negative auxiliary) — (nonstandard) does not — do not

don't interjection

— interjection

don't noun

— Something that must not be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).

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we Pronoun

— The person speaking and other people with him or her. "Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished." We went to Paris together. We ought to help. Let's go. We need to talk to Mark. We won our football game. — People in general. We need to think about other people more.

we Determiner

— The person speaking and other people with him or her. We Canadians don't act that way.

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go Verb

— To move; to move away from a place; to move farther from the person who is talking; to move from one place to another place. I go to the seashore every summer. Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too. I went to the seashore last year. She's gone to the seashore. I'm going to the seashore next year.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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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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theatre Noun

— A theatre is a building with a big room with a stage and places for many people to sit, so that people can watch a play with actors in it.

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