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blink
Verb
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If you blink, you close your eyes for a very short time.
The sun shone in her eyes and she blinked a few times.
She turned her back and blinked away her tears.
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If something is blinking, it is turning on an off quickly.
A light was blinking on his phone.
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.
question
Noun
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Something someone says to have someone else say an answer.
The question is: &;quot;How much money do we have?&;quot;
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A trouble or thing to talk about.
It was a question of right and wrong.
question
Verb
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To say questions to someone; to ask someone questions.
She questioned him fully.
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To have an idea that something may be true or may not be true.
They questioned whether he was right .