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instance
Noun
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An instance of something is a time or situation when it happens.
In this particular instance, the computer was the problem, not the user.
There have been many instances of cheating that were not caught.
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.
class
Noun
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A class is a time for learning.
The history class is interesting.
Class today will be about whole numbers.
The number of students attending class is increasing.
I'd better go. I've got a class to teach.
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A class is a group of students.
They are my best class because they are always here on time.
Class sizes are usually larger in high school.
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Class is a good style or attitude.
You could tell by here clothes that she was a woman of class.
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A class is a group of members with similar characteristics.
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A class is a group of people in a society with similar jobs, education, history, and money.
They were both from the upper class and both knew the queen personally.
We treat everyone the same regardless of race, class, sex, or age.
The British class system doesn't work in Canada.
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Something's class is how good it is.
She bought a first-class ticket because she wanted to have the best quality.
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An organism's class is its group: mammals, reptiles, insects, arachnids, etc.
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A word's class is its syntactic group: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.
Shall belongs to the class of words called "modal auxiliary verbs".
class
Verb
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If something is classed as a member of a group, it belongs to that group because of some characteristics shared by the group's members.
Although it looks like a motorcycle, it is officially classed as a car.
class
Adjective
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A class act is high quality .
Most high school coaches are class individuals, and they should get our thanks.