Englishfor English speakers
that's
pronoun
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(rare, nonstandard) whose, of which
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.
snag
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verb
catch on a snag
I snagged my stocking
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verb
hew jaggedly
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verb
get by acting quickly and smartly
snag a bargain
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noun
a sharp protuberance
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noun
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest
a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds
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noun
(= rip)
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
there was a rip in his pants
she had snags in her stockings
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noun
(= hang-up)
an unforeseen obstacle