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Definitions of The:
part of speech: adverb
By so much; by that; as, the sooner, the better.
part of speech: adjective
A word placed before nouns, or nouns preceded by adjectives, to point them out and limit their signi- fication; usually called the definite article, but is really a demonstrative adjective, and only a softened form of that; used before adjectives in the comparative and superlative degrees. Note.- In poetic compositions, the e in often cut of before a vowel thus, th, and also the he, as t'other.
part of speech: noun
Definite article, denoting some particular object.
part of speech: adverb
Usage examples for The:
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The rest's all good.
"Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood", George MacDonald -
You may think so, answered the hackler, but I do not.
"The Spinners", Eden Phillpotts -
What's the matter, Douglas?
"Judith of the Godless Valley", Honoré Willsie -
Then the captain said: Waitin'.
"Cap'n Warren's Wards", Joseph C. Lincoln