Englishfor English speakers
put
Verb
—
When you put a thing someplace, you move a thing to a place.
I always put my books on the table when I get home from school.
down
Preposition
—
Toward the earth, away from the sky.
What goes up on earth must fall down.
—
Toward the bottom.
—
Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.
down
Noun
—
Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
That pillow is full of down.
the
Determiner
—
Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
—
Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
—
Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
—
Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
helm
—
noun
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
—
noun
a position of leadership
the President is at the helm of the Ship of State
—
verb
be at or take the helm of
helm the ship