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Definite article in English [...] Articles containing Old English (ca. 450-1100)-language text-language_text "Category:Articles containing Old English (ca. 450-1100)-language text")
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> Well, that came as a shock to me, but I didn't have the- either the courage or the presence of mind to say, who told you that?
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the 2 _British_
/ ðɪ, ðə /
## adverb
1. (often foll by for) used before comparative adjectives or adverbs for emphasis
> _she looks the happier for her trip_
2. used correlatively before each of two comparative adjectives or adverbs to indicate equality [...] > _the sooner you come, the better__the more I see you, the more I love you_
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
the-3 _British_
## combining form
1. a variant of theo-
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: square the circle; feel the pinch; beat around the bush; throw the baby out with the bathwater
2. When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. [from 18th c.]
: That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery. [...] Afrikaans
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## definite article
before consonants usually
t͟hə")
before vowels usually t͟hē
sometimes before vowels also t͟hə;
for emphasis before titles and names or to suggest uniqueness often
ˈt͟hē")
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—used as a function word before a noun or a substantivized adjective to refer to all people or things having a specified quality
the elite [=those who are elite]
the unhoused
the British
the living and the dead
the
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## adverb
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:than before :than otherwise—used before a comparative
none the wiser for attending
Instead of quieting down, they talked all the louder.
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:to what extent
the sooner the better
The harder you work, the quicker you will finish.
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—used as a function word before names of some parts of the body or of the clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective
grabbed him by the[=his] sleeve
How's the[=your] arm feeling today?
She led him by the[=his] hand.
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—used as a function word before a noun that refers to a person's family, job, health, etc. as an equivalent of a possessive adjective
How is the[=your] family?
I have to talk the offer over with the[=my] wife.
Is the[=your] new job going well?
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'the' (sounds like thee) in front of words beginning with a vowel, such as 'thuh orchestra' “thuh apple”. when not emphasized are "thuh"