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height
Noun
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The distance of something from the bottom of it to the top; how tall something is.
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The highest part of something.
at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
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.
shoulder
Noun
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The part of the body where an arm attaches or joins.
shoulder
Verb
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To push something or someone out of the way using one's shoulder.
He shouldered his way in through the crowd.
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To carry some weight on one's shoulders, literally or figuratively.
The task was hard, but she shouldered it as best she could.