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in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
extreme
Adjective
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If something is extreme it is very different from normal.
This disease usually causes mild illness, but in exteme cases can cause death.
Few animals can live in the extreme cold of the far north.
extreme
Noun
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An extreme is a situation or idea taken to its limit, especially with two opposites.
When there is a crime, you have a range of choices. At one extreme you can do nothing. A the other extreme, you can kill the person.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.