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the 1 В 
  Audio Help     /stressed ði; unstressed before a consonant ðə; unstressed before a vowel ði / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [stressed th ee; unstressed before a consonant th uh ; unstressed before a vowel th ee ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –definite article 1. (used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an ): the book you gave me; Come into the house.

2. (used to mark a proper noun, natural phenomenon, ship, building, time, point of the compass, branch of endeavor, or field of study as something well-known or unique): the sun; the Alps; the Queen Elizabeth; the past; the West.

3. (used with or as part of a title): the Duke of Wellington; the Reverend John Smith.

4. (used to mark a noun as indicating the best-known, most approved, most important, most satisfying, etc.): the skiing center of the U.S.; If you're going to work hard, now is the time.

5. (used to mark a noun as being used generically): The dog is a quadruped.

6. (used in place of a possessive pronoun, to note a part of the body or a personal belonging): He won't be able to play football until the leg mends.

7. (used before adjectives that are used substantively, to note an individual, a class or number of individuals, or an abstract idea): to visit the sick; from the sublime to the ridiculous.

8. (used before a modifying adjective to specify or limit its modifying effect): He took the wrong road and drove miles out of his way.

9. (used to indicate one particular decade of a lifetime or of a century): the sixties; the gay nineties.

10. (one of many of a class or type, as of a manufactured item, as opposed to an individual one): Did you listen to the radio last night?

11. enough: He saved until he had the money for a new car. She didn't have the courage to leave.

12. (used distributively, to note any one separately) for, to, or in each; a or an: at one dollar the pound.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE, uninflected s. of the demonstrative pronoun. See that ] —Pronunciation note As shown above, the pronunciation of the definite article the changes, primarily depending on whether the following sound is a consonant or a vowel. Before a consonant sound the pronunciation is  
  Audio Help     /ðə / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [th uh ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation : the book, the mountain  
  Audio Help     /ðə bɒɒk, ðəˈmaʊn tn /[ th uh -book, th uh -moun -tn ]. Before a vowel sound it is usually  
В  Audio Help В  В  /ГѓВ°i /[ th ee ], sometimes В 
  Audio Help     /ðɪ /[ th i] : the apple, the end  
  Audio Help     /ði or ðɪˈæp əl, ði or ðɪ ɛnd /[ th ee or th i- ap -uh l, th ee or th i-end ]. As an emphatic form (“I didn't say a book—I said the book.”) or a citation form (“The word the is a definite article.”), the usual pronunciation is  
В  Audio Help В  В  /ГѓВ°i /[ th ee ], although in both of these uses of the stressed form, В 
В  Audio Help В  В  /ГѓВ°i /[ th ee ] is often replaced by В 
  Audio Help     /ðʌ /[ th uh ], especially among younger speakers.

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the 2 / before a consonant ðə; before a vowel ði / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [before a consonant th uh ; before a vowel th ee ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adverb 1. (used to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree and to signify “in or by that,” “on that account,” “in or by so much,” or “in some or any degree”): He's been on vacation and looks the better for it.

2. (used in correlative constructions to modify an adjective or adverb in the comparative degree, in one instance with relative force and in the other with demonstrative force, and signifying “by how much … by so much” or “in what degree … in that degree”): the more the merrier; The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE thГѓВ©, thy ГЊВ„ , instrumental case of demonstrative pronoun. See that , lest ]

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  Audio Help   ( th ē before a vowel; th ə before a consonant )   Pronunciation Key  

def.art.В В 

Used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons or things: the baby; the dress I wore.
Used before a noun, and generally stressed, to emphasize one of a group or type as the most outstanding or prominent: considered Lake Shore Drive to be the neighborhood to live in these days.
Used to indicate uniqueness: the Prince of Wales; the moon.
Used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass: the weather; a wind from the south.
Used as the equivalent of a possessive adjective before names of some parts of the body: grab him by the neck; an infection of the hand.
Used before a noun specifying a field of endeavor: the law; the film industry; the stage.
Used before a proper name, as of a monument or ship: the Alamo; the Titanic .
Used before the plural form of a numeral denoting a specific decade of a century or of a life span: rural life in the Thirties.
Used before an adjective extending it to signify a class and giving it the function of a noun: the rich; the dead; the homeless.
Used before an absolute adjective: the best we can offer.

Used before a singular noun indicating that the noun is generic: The wolf is an endangered species.
Used before an adjective extending it to signify a class and giving it the function of a noun: the rich; the dead; the homeless.
Used before an absolute adjective: the best we can offer.

Used before a present participle, signifying the action in the abstract: the weaving of rugs.
Used before a noun with the force of per : cherries at $1.50 the box.

[Middle English, from Old English the , alteration (influenced by , th- , oblique case stem of demonstrative pron. ) of se , masculine demonstrative pron. ; see so- in Indo-European roots.]

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adv.В В 

Because of that. Used before a comparative: thinks the worse of you after this mistake.
To that extent; by that much: the sooner the better.
Beyond any other: enjoyed reading the most.

[Middle English, from Old English thȳ, thē , instrumental of thæt , neuter demonstrative pron. ; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

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the В 
late O.E. ГѓВѕe, nom. masc. form of the demonstrative pronoun and adj. After c.950, it replaced earlier se (masc.), seo (fem.), ГѓВѕГѓВ¦t (neut.), and probably represents se altered by the ГѓВѕ- form which was used in all the masc. oblique cases (see below). O.E. se is from PIE base *so- "this, that" (cf. Skt. sa , Avestan ha , Gk. ho, he "the," Ir., Gael. so "this"). For the ГѓВѕ- forms, see that . The s- forms were entirely superseded in Eng. by c.1250, excepting dial. survival slightly longer in Kent. O.E. used 10 different words for "the" (see table, below), but did not distinguish "the" from "that." That survived for a time as a definite article before vowels (cf. that one or that other ). Adv. use in the more the merrier, the sooner the better, etc. is a relic of O.E. ГѓВѕy, originally the instrumentive case of the neuter demonstrative ГѓВѕГѓВ¦t (see that ). Masc. Fem. Neut. Plural Nom. se seo ГѓВѕГѓВ¦t ГѓВѕa Acc. ГѓВѕone ГѓВѕa ГѓВѕГѓВ¦t ГѓВѕa Gen. ГѓВѕГѓВ¦s ГѓВѕГѓВ¦re ГѓВѕГѓВ¦s ГѓВѕara Dat. ГѓВѕГѓВ¦m ГѓВѕГѓВ¦re ГѓВѕГѓВ¦m ГѓВѕГѓВ¦m Inst. ГѓВѕy, ГѓВѕon -- ГѓВѕy, ГѓВѕon --

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the 1 [ðə, ði] adjective
(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house ðəhaus or consonant sound eg the union ðəˈjuːnjən ; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple ði ˈapl or vowel sound eg the honour ði ˈonə ) used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known Example: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!

Arabic: �£�¯�§�© �§Ù„�ªÙ‘ÙŽ�¹�±ÙŠÙ: �ªÙ�³Ù’�ªÙŽ�¹Ù’Ù…ÙŽÙ„ لل�¥�´�§�±ÙŽ�©Ù �§Ù„Ù‰ �¥�³Ù…ٍ �°ÙÙƒÙ�± �³
Chinese (Simplified): 用于辅音或元音开头的名词前指特定人或事用于指已知的事物
Chinese (Traditional): 用于輔音或元音開頭的名詞前指特定人或事用于指已知的事物
Czech: ten, ta, to, ti, ty, ta
Danish: den; det; -en; -et
Dutch: de, het
Estonian: (määrav artikkel)(määrav artikkel)
German: der, *die, *das
Greek: ο, η, το, οι, τα (για συγκεκριμένο πρόσωπο ή πράγμα που έχ
Icelandic: -(i)nn, —(i)n, —(i)ð
Indonesian: kata depan
Italian: il, lo, la, i, gli, leil, lo, la
Japanese: ГЈВЃВќГЈВЃВ®

Korean: ?이미 ë‚�ì�¨ 명사를 다시 언급할 때? ê·¸, 저
Latvian: tas
Lithuanian: tastas
Polish: ten
Portuguese (Brazil): o, os
Portuguese (Portugal): o, *a
Romanian: ‑l, -a, ‑i, -le
Russian: этот; тот (самый)этот (эта), тот (та)
Slovak: (člen určitý) ten, tá, to
Slovenian: ta, tisti
Spanish: el, la, los, las
Swedish: motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. et, en; eller av fristГѓВҐende artikel, t.ex.: den (det, d
Turkish: Not: Belirli kurallar içinde yalnızca belirlenmiş, kesinlikle tanımlanmış veya tanımlanmasın

the 2 [ðə, ði] adjective
used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc Example: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.

Arabic: �ªÙ�³Ù€�ªÙŽ�¹Ù’Ù…ÙŽÙ„ م�¹ �§Ù„�¥�³Ù… �§Ù„مُفْ�±ÙŽ�¯ �£Ùˆ �§Ù„�µÙ‘ِفَه لِ�ªÙ�´ÙŠ�± �¥Ù„Ù
Chinese (Simplified): 统指类别或总称
Chinese (Traditional): 統指類別或總稱
Dutch: de, het
French: l', le, la
German: der, *die, *das
Greek: ο, η, το, οι, τα (για να δηλώσει μια κατηγορία στοιχείων)
Icelandic: -(i)nn, —(i)n, —(i)ð
Indonesian: kata depan

Italian: il, lo, la
Japanese: ～というもの
Korean: 단ìˆ�명사에 붙여 ê·¸ 명사가 ë‚�타내는 종족 전체를 ë‚�타냄
Portuguese (Portugal): o, *a
Romanian: -l, -a, -i, -le; la
Russian: указывает на представителя определённого класса
Spanish: el, la
Swedish: motsvaras i sv. av best. slutartikel, t.ex. en; eller ibland utan slutartikel: han spelar piano
Turkish: Not: 'The' + tekil isim veya sıfat bir hayvan ya da nesne türünü, *grubunu temsil eder.

the 3 [ðə, ði] adjective
used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names Example: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean)

Arabic: �ªÙ�³Ù’�ªÙŽ�¹Ù’Ù…ÙŽÙ„ م�¹ �§Ù„�£�´ÙŠ�§�¡ �§Ù„فَ�±ÙŠ�¯ÙŽÙ‡ في �§Ù„�¹ÙŽÙ†�§ÙˆÙŠÙ† و�§Ù„�£Ù„Ù‚�§
Chinese (Simplified): 指独一无二的事物
Chinese (Traditional): 指獨一無二的事物
Dutch: de, het
French: l', le, la
German: der, *die, *das
Greek: ο, η, το (για μοναδικές οντότητες)
Icelandic: -(i)nn, —(i)n, —(i)ð

Indonesian: kata depan
Japanese: 固有名詞に
Korean: 어떤 종ë¥�ì� 고유 명사 앞에 붙여
Romanian: -l, -a, -i, -le
Russian: герцог Эдинбургский, Атлантический Океан
Spanish: el, la
Swedish: en , en
Turkish: Not: 'The', denizlerin, ırmakların, ada topluluklarının, sıra dağların, çoğul ülke adları

the 4 [ðə, ði] adjective
used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc Example: In this job we are paid by the hour.

Arabic: �ªÙ�³Ù’�ªÙŽ�¹Ù’Ù…ÙŽÙ„ �¨�¹�¯ÙŽ �­ÙŽ�±Ù’فِ �¬ÙŽ�± م�¹ كَلِم�§�ª �ªÙ�´ÙŠ�± �¥Ù„Ù‰ �§Ù„ÙƒÙŽÙ…
Chinese (Simplified): 在介词后面与表示计量单位、时间等连用
Chinese (Traditional): 在介詞后面与表示計量單位、時間等連用
Dutch: de, het
French: au, (ГѓВ ) l', (ГѓВ ) la
German: eine, *-r, *s(oder unГѓВјbersetzt)
Greek: (με) το, την, το
Icelandic: (á, *fyrir) —(i)nn, —(i)n, —(i)ð
Indonesian: kata depan

Italian: il, lo, la
Japanese: �位に
Korean: 단위를 ë‚�타내는 명사 앞에 붙여
Portuguese (Portugal): o, *a
Romanian: la, pe
Russian: На это работе получают почасовую оплату
Spanish: el, la, los, las
Swedish: motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan best. slutartikel: vi fГѓВҐr betalt per timme
Turkish: Not: Edattan sonra miktar, *zaman ifade eden kelimelerle kullanılır.

the 5 [ðə, ði] adjective
used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other Example: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.

Arabic: �ªÙ�³Ù’�ªÙŽ�¹Ù’Ù…ÙŽÙ„ في �§Ù„مق�§�±ÙŽÙ†ÙŽÙ‡ م�¹ �¯�±�¬ÙŽ�© �£ÙÙ’�¹ÙŽÙ„ �§Ù„�ªÙ‘َفْ�¶ÙŠÙ„
Chinese (Simplified): 用于形容词、副词最é«�级之前
Chinese (Traditional): 用于形容詞、副詞最é«�級之前
Dutch: de, het
French: le, la, les
German: der, *die, *das,am
Greek: ο, η, το, οι, τα (με τη χρήση υπερθετικού βαθμού)
Icelandic: (fellur brott ГѓВ­ ГѓВѕГѓВїГѓВ°ingu)

Indonesian: kata depan
Japanese: 最上級とともに
Korean: í�•ìš©ì‚¬ì� 최상급이ë‚� 최상을 ë‚�타내는 부사 앞에 붙여
Portuguese (Portugal): o, *a
Russian: самый
Spanish: el, la, los, las
Swedish: motsvaras i sv. av uttryck med el. utan fristГѓВҐende artikel: han ГѓВ¤r den snГѓВ¤llaste man jag kГѓВ¤nner,
Turkish: Not: Enüstünlük derecesi ile sıfat ya da zamir olarak kullanılan first, second, v.b. ve only'de

the 6 [ðə, ði] adjective
( often with all ) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc Example: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.

Chinese (Simplified): 用于形容词比较级之前，并常与all连用，表示人或事的更好，更坏
Chinese (Traditional): 用于形容詞比較級之前，并常与all連用，表示人或事的更好，更坏
Dutch: des te
French: le, la, les
German: um so
Icelandic: ГѓВѕeim mun, ГѓВѕvГѓВ­
Indonesian: kata depan

Japanese: それだけ
Korean: í�•ìš©ì‚¬ì� 비교급 앞에 붙여
Portuguese (Portugal): muito
Russian: тем (перед прилагательным в сравнительной степени)
Spanish: mucho
Swedish: sГѓВҐ mycket, desto
Turkish: Not: Bir kimsenin, *nesnenin durumunu belirtmede karşılaştırıcı sıfatlarla kullanılır.

the ГўВЂВ¦, *the ГўВЂВ¦
(with comparative adjective or adverb) used to show the connection or relationship between two actions, states, processes etc Example: The harder you work, the more you earn.

Arabic: �ªÙ�³Ù’�ªÙŽ�¹Ù’Ù…ÙŽÙ„ م�¹ �§Ù„�µÙ‘ِفه �£Ùˆ �§Ù„�­�§Ù„ في �¯ÙŽ�±ÙŽ�¬ÙŽ�© �§Ù„مُق�§�±Ù†ÙŽÙ‡
Chinese (Simplified): 和形容词或副词比较级连用，表示连接两个动作，状态等
Chinese (Traditional): 和形容詞或副詞比較級連用，表示連接兩個動作，狀態等
Czech: čím…, tím…
Danish: jo … jo; jo … desto
Estonian: mida … seda
French: plus (ГўВЂВ¦) plus (ГўВЂВ¦)

Greek: όσο (πιο)..τόσο (πιο)
Lithuanian: kuoГўВЂВ¦, tuo
Romanian: cu cГѓВўtГўВЂВ¦, cu atГѓВўtГўВЂВ¦
Russian: чем …, тем …
Swedish: ju … desto
Turkish: ne (kadar) … ise, (o kadar)

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Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA (city, FIPS 11250) Location: 36.55335 N, 121.92095 W Population (1990): 4239 (3324 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (town, FIPS 32775) Location: 28.71595 N, 81.77477 W Population (1990): 724 (351 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Selby-on-the-Bay, MD (CDP, FIPS 71050) Location: 38.91600 N, 76.52272 W Population (1990): 3101 (1187 housing units) Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 3.8 sq km (water)
Ormond-By-The-Sea, FL (CDP, FIPS 53175) Location: 29.34370 N, 81.06807 W Population (1990): 8157 (5241 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH (city, FIPS 49098) Location: 41.71370 N, 81.36487 W Population (1990): 8271 (3021 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Arden-on-the-Severn, MD (CDP, FIPS 2025) Location: 39.06995 N, 76.59492 W Population (1990): 2427 (858 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 95) Location: 30.11824 N, 90.50189 W Population (1990): 39996 (14255 housing units) Area: 567.0 sq km (land), 334.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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The Eng"lish\, n. 1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons. 2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. Note: The English language has been variously divided into periods by different writers. In the division most commonly recognized, the first period dates from about 450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old English. The second period dates from about 1150 to 1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about 1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this book), Old English. During this period most of the inflections were dropped, and there was a great addition of French words to the language. The third period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle English. During this period orthography became comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550, is called Modern English. 3. A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type . Note: The type called English. 4. (Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. The King's, or Queen's , English . See under King .

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The For*thy"\, adv. [AS. for[eth][=y]; for, prep. + [eth][=y], instrumental neut. of se, se['o], [eth][ae]t, pron. demonstrative and article. See The .] Therefore. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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The Lest\, conj. [OE. leste, fr. AS. [eth][=y] l[=ae]s [eth][=e] the less that, where [eth][=y] is the instrumental case of the definite article, and [eth][=e] is an indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See The , Less , a.] 1. For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. --Prov. xx. 13. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. --1 Cor. x. 12. 2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension. I feared Lest I might anger thee. --Shak.

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[[Image:EuropeArticleLanguages.png|thumb|300px|Articles in European languages





]] An 'article' is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of
reference being made by the noun, and to specify the volume or numerical scope
of that reference. The articles in the English language are the and a (with
variant form an). An article is sometimes called a noun marker, although this is
generally considered to be an archaic
term.[http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm
Articles, Determiners and Quantifiers]

Articles are traditionally considered to form a separate part of speech. They
can be also thought of as a special kind of adjective, because they combine with
a noun and contribute to the meaning of the noun phrase. Linguists place them in
the category of determiners.

Articles can have various
functions:[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslart.html The Use
and Non-Use of Articles] *A 'definite article' (English the) is used
before singular and plural nouns that refer to a particular member of a group.
::The cat is on the red mat.
*An 'indefinite article' (English a, an) is used before singular nouns that
refer to any member of a group.
::A cat is a mammal.
*A 'partitive article' indicates an indefinite quantity of a mass noun; there is
no partitive article in English, though the words some or any often have that
function.
::French: Voulez-vous'du' cafГ© ? ("Would you like 'some' coffee?" or "Do you
:want coffee?")
*A 'zero article' is the absence of an article (e.g. English indefinite plural),
used in some languages in contrast with the presence of one. Linguists
interested in X-bar theory causally link zero articles to nouns lacking a
determiner. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VCH-3SWY7SY-
6&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_-
userid=10&md5=24a31fefe9224f5077577f2789747377] Peter Master (1997), The English
article system: Acquisition, function, and pedagogy, System, Volume 25, Issue 2,
Pages 215-232