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modestly
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adverb
with modesty; in a modest manner
the dissertation was entitled, modestly, 'Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'
prolong
Verb
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lengthen in time
Let's hope a blizzard will not prolong our visit with your mother.
Don't prolong our misery by refusing to leave.
The storm prolonged our stay at the ski lodge.
Your presence is only prolonging my misery.
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.
survival
Noun
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Survival is the state of continuing to live.
Survival is a success for any species.