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deprive
Verb
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To deprive is to keep something from someone.
The mafia mastermind was deprived of the use of telephones in prison.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
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.
share
Verb
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When you share something, you let another person use it.
We can both sit down if you share the chair.
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When two people divide a thing between them, they share that thing.
I will share this big piece of cake with you.
share
Noun
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Several people can get a share of something if they divide it between them.
I will give you a share of this big bag of candy.