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will
Verb
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Will is usually used to say that you strongly expect something to happen in the future.
Don't worry. The sun will come up again tomorrow.
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If you will do something, you make a plan to do it.
I will go to the store.
will
Verb
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If you will something to happen, you wish for it to happen.
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If you will something to someone, you write down your plan to give it to them after your death.
He willed his coin collection to his son.
will
Noun
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A will is a statement about what you want to happen after you die.
His will states that the house will be inherited by his oldest son after his death.
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.
wisp
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noun
a small tuft or lock
wisps of hair
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noun
a small bundle of straw or hay
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noun
a flock of snipe
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noun
a small person
a mere wisp of a girl