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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.
land
Noun
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Land is the part of the Earth that is not water
The Earth is 70% water, and 30% land.
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A land is a country or region
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Land is an area of ground that can be used for farming, making buildings, etc.
All this land belongs to me.
land
Verb
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When you land, you fall onto the ground.
He jumped off the wall and landed on his feet.
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When an airplane lands, it comes down from the air onto the ground.
The plane landed in Chicago.
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When you land an airplane, you use the controls to bring it down on the ground.
The pilot landed the big plane.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
leal
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adjective
faithful and true
leal to the core of her intrepid Scottish heart
— Harry Lauder