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a list of the 3000 most frequent words in both spoken and written English
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"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ə/ \n\n/eɪ/ \n\nPronunciation: /eɪ/ \n\nPronunciation: /eɪ/ \n\nPronunciation: /ə/Pronunciation: /ə/",
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"definition": "Used when mentioning someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation: Compare with the.Used with units of measurement to mean one such unit: One single; any:Used when mentioning the name of someone not known to the speaker:Someone like (the name specified):Used to indicate membership of a class of people or things:In, to, or for each; per (used when expressing rates or ratios):",
"title": " determiner",
"example": "a man came out of the roomit has been an honour to meet youa hundreda quarter of an hourI simply haven’t a thing to weara Mr Smith telephonedyou’re no better than a Hitlerhe is a lawyerthis car is a BMWtyping 60 words a minutea move to raise petrol prices by 3p a litre",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nBob's conducting a three-year internet romance with a girl he's never met.He has also written an opera and translated Dante's Inferno in order to produce an illustrated book of it.Children need a place for their computer equipment, and parents need closet space for their clothing.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nI sent off an e-mail, just an hour ago, and he's already got me back online.About a mile further down the road, another dog ran out in front of the taxi.I stopped to pick up a gallon of milk on my way home from work.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nIncensed at the fiasco, I went back to the website to try and find a telephone number to call - not a thing!I think there's not a person born that doesn't have a gift to offer in some way.I had to own up to the fact that I'd never read a word by Crofts.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nShe was born in about 1670, the daughter of a Mr Freeman of Holbeach in Lincolnshire.He was sent two poems from a Miss Ethel Malley, who wrote saying they were found among her brother's possessions after his death.Does anyone know a Mr Daeller?\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nCalled a Judas by his countrymen, he received an elbow from another player, and left the pitch injured.What he lacks is the charisma of an Olivier, whose epochal Coriolanus is dazzlingly evoked in two pages of Kenneth Tynan's Curtains.You need the methods of a Roosevelt.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nShe's a banker, married to a stockbroker, and they have a daughter about the same age as Amy.My mom's a pharmacist and my dad's a realtor.Lilly is a Siamese cat who survived a two-week cross-country move while stuck in a drawer.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe truckers are angry at the rise in diesel prices, which currently average 81.3p a litre.The price of gold rose last week to $309 an ounce - and at one point was $312, its highest for two years.You can't drive over five miles an hour down any street in New York.\nGet more examples\n"
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"definition": "(In travel timetables) arrives: (In units of measurement) atto- (10−18). (With reference to sporting fixtures) away:(Used before a date) before:",
"title": " abbreviation",
"example": "Penzance a 0915March 15 Sheffield United (a)a1200",
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"definition": "Acceleration.",
"title": " symbol",
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"definition": "The first letter of the alphabet.Denoting the first in a set of items, categories, sizes, etc.Denoting the first of two or more hypothetical people or things:The highest class of academic mark:(In the UK) denoting the most important category of road, other than a motorway:Denoting the highest-earning socio-economic category for marketing purposes, including top management and senior professional personnel. Denoting the first file from the left, as viewed from White’s side of the board. The first constant to appear in an algebraic expression. Denoting the uppermost soil horizon, especially the topsoil.The human blood type (in the ABO system) containing the A antigen and lacking the B.(With numeral) denoting a series of international standard paper sizes each twice the area of the next, as A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, etc., A4 being 210 × 297 mm.A shape like that of a capital A: The sixth note of the diatonic scale of C major. The A above middle C is usually used as the basis for tuning and in modern music has a standard frequency of 440 Hz.A key based on a scale with A as its keynote.",
"title": " noun (plural As or A's)",
"example": "suppose A had killed Ba dazzling array of straight A’sthe A34busy A-roadsan A-shape",
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"definition": "(In card games) ace:Against (heading the column in a table of sports results which shows the goals or points scored against each club). A level.Ampere(s). Ångstrom(s).Answer:(In names of sports clubs) Athletic:Attack (in designations of US aircraft types).Austria (international vehicle registration).",
"title": " abbreviation",
"example": "you cash ♥AKQ: What is a hung parliament? A: One in which no single party has an overall majorityDunfermline A",
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"definition": " Variant spelling of ad- assimilated before sc, sp, and st (as in ascend, aspire, and astringent).",
"title": " prefix",
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"definition": "Of:Utterly:",
"title": " prefix",
"example": "anewabash",
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"number": 5,
"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ɪn/ \n\nPronunciation: /ɪn/",
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"definition": "Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else:Expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else:Expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case:Expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen:(Often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition:Indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgement is made:Expressing inclusion or involvement:Indicating someone’s occupation or profession:Indicating the language or medium used:Indicating the key in which a piece of music is written: As an integral part of (an activity):Expressing a value as a proportion of (a whole):",
"title": " preposition",
"example": "I’m living in Londondressed in their Sunday bestshe saw the bus in the rear-view mirrordon’t put coal in the bathhe got in his car and drove offthey met in 1885at one o’clock in the morningI hadn’t seen him in yearsI’ll see you in fifteen minutesto be in loveI’ve got to put my affairs in ordera woman in her thirtiesno discernible difference in qualityI read it in a bookacting in a filmshe works in publishingsay it in Frenchput it in writingMozart’s Piano Concerto in E flatin planning public expenditure it is better to be prudenta local income tax running at six pence in the pound",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nOnce the marriage takes place, the woman is supposed to remain in the house while the man goes to work.What is in that box?He was well known in the area but was a quiet type of man who went about his way in a gentle manner.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsinside, within, in the middle of, within the bounds/confines of; surrounded by, enclosed by\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nShe arrived to be sentenced with her belongings packed in bags ready to take to jail.She also cannot manage the stairs or getting in and out of the bath so has a stairlift and a bathlift too.One of the great attractions of the traditional paddling pool is being able to jump in it.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsinto, inside, into the interior of\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nMost people come to my farm in the afternoon and have traveled a good distance to get there.He hadn't had a girlfriend in ages.I began the book in the summer of 1995.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsduring, in the course of, in the time of, over\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nHe's getting married in a few days.I'll make my mind up in a week or two's time.Tessa will start school in three and a half years.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsafter, at the end of, following, subsequent to; within, in less than, in under, in no more than, before a … is up\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nUntil the rose bushes are in bloom again, the earlier-flowering bulbs will provide a lively picture.I was madly in love with her and I was pretty sure she was in love with me.Many people lined up for hours to see the movie only to come running out in horror before it was over.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe content of the drawings, while generally clear and well-detailed, is variable in quality.While lacking in merit as a decision-maker, he was extremely adroit in working the congressional funding process.\nMore example sentences\nBecause marriage figures so prominently in her novels, much has been made of Austen's decision not to marry.He was a huge hit in the comedy ‘Oh, God!’.Tom Hanks is set to star in the film.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nIt is four years since I was in politics.He studied fine art at Nebraska University, completing his degree after service in the army in the First World War.Jeff is working in sales for Southwest Landmark, Ohio.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nAt that time I painted mostly in watercolor.The questionnaire, in Spanish, took approximately 45 min to administer.She thought that he was the greatest master of the art of telling a story in pictures without words.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nIt begins in G minor but progresses to a different key, C major.This leads to an extended coda, also in C minor, which gradually works its way back to the G minor key.‘Eroica’ is the name of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in B Flat.\nMore example sentences\nIn announcing the program, Computershare pointed out the environmental benefits of reducing the use of valuable resources such as trees.I was not prepared for the variety of approvals and difficulties that came about in building a golf course.In comparing the results of this study with the database, it was determined that two species previously undocumented had been collected.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nAnyone who is in that income bracket will pay tax at 19.5c in the dollar.The proposed scheme will involve writing off most of the company's £ 11.4 million debt and, if approved, unsecured creditors will lose 90p in the pound.Perhaps only one in twenty of the city's adult residents had been born there.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsto, per, every, each\nView synonyms\n"
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"definition": "Expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else:Expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something:Expressing arrival:(Of the tide) rising or at its highest level.",
"title": " adverb",
"example": "come inpresently the admiral breezed inwe were locked inthe train got in very late",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nMr Gilburn, who failed to appear in court, is thought to have moved in with a friend who lives locally.He was in New York for the premiere of Tommy in 1975 and had decided to pop in on his admirer while he was in town.The phone line for the office was put in on time and later today I am hoping to set up my internet connection.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsinside, indoors, into the interior, into the room/house/building, within\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nShe had previously enjoyed food with nuts in, including breakfast cereals, and she had eaten chicken curries at other restaurants.Staying in on a day like this is criminal.She turned to the government for help and they found her an apartment for her to live in.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nTheir first pieces of work would be due in on Wednesday or Thursday of first week.I'm a bit disappointed that my flight out is Friday afternoon, which allowing for time differences gets in at 8pm.Bearing in mind the flight is due in at 11.20 pm, you'll watch its progress on the internet up to 20 minutes before it's due to land.\nGet more examples\n\nExample sentences\nThe tide was in, and the breakers were a good twenty feet high when they hit the harbour wall.Night had fallen, and the tide was in.The tide came in and floated our canoes.\nGet more examples\nSynonymshigh, at its highest level, rising\nView synonyms\n"
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"definition": " Present at one’s home or office: Fashionable: (Of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area. Batting:",
"title": " adjective",
"example": "we knocked at the door but there was no one inpastels and light colours are in this yearthe in thing to dowhich side is in?",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nIt is now 10:00 am, and I've only been in for about 20 minutes.I've only been in for five minutes and I stumble across a wedding party.He does little else; his idea of a good time is a night in with some scouting reports.\nGet more examples\nSynonymspresent, home, at home; inside, indoors, in the house/room\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nLuigi's was a large and crowded restaurant that was clearly the in place for the in-crowd.The very in words are slammin' and rockin'.This year, monochromatic colors are the in thing.\nGet more examples\nSynonymsfashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, stylish, in style, popular, (bang) up to date, up to the minute, modern, modish, trendsetting, chic; French à la mode, de rigueur informal trendy, all the rage, with it, cool, the in thing, hot, hip, happening, now, swingingBritish informal, , dated all the go\nView synonyms\n\nExample sentences\nBefore I even came off the pick, I felt the shot was in.As you can see, I held my finish and barely looked up even as the ball went in.I don't think I got any first serves in today.\nMore example sentences\nAn analysis of his 53 centuries shows that in these innings he made 72% of the runs put on while he was in."
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"definition": "The chemical element indium.",
"title": " symbol",
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"definition": "Indiana (in official postal use).",
"title": " abbreviation",
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"definition": "In; into; towards; within:",
"title": " prefix",
"example": "induceinfluxinborn",
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"number": 6,
"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ɪz/ \n\n",
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"name": "is",
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"definition": " Third person singular present of be.",
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"definition": " Short for Islamic State.",
"title": " abbreviation",
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"definition": "Iceland (international vehicle registration).",
"title": " abbreviation",
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"number": 4,
"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /tə/ \n\n/tʊ/ \n\n/tuː/ \n\n",
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"definition": "Expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location):Expressing location, typically in relation to a specified point of reference:Expressing a point reached at the end of a range or after a period of time: (In telling the time) before (the hour specified):Approaching or reaching (a particular condition):Expressing the result of a process or action:Governing a phrase expressing someone’s reaction to something:Identifying the person or thing affected by or receiving something:Identifying a particular relationship between one person and another:Used in various phrases to indicate how something is related to something else (often followed by a noun without a determiner):Indicating a rate of return on something, for example the distance travelled in exchange for fuel used: Indicating the power (exponent) to which a number is raised:Indicating that two things are attached or linked:Concerning or likely to concern (something):Used to introduce the second element in a comparison:Placed before a debit entry in accounting.",
"title": " preposition",
"example": "walking down to the shopsmy first visit to Africawe’re going to a partyforty miles to the south of the siteplace the cursor to the left of the first worda drop in profits from £105 m to around £75 mfrom 1938 to 1945it’s five to tenChristopher’s expression changed from amazement to joyshe was close to tearssmashed to smithereensto her astonishment, he smiledyou were terribly unkind to herthey donated £400 to the hospiceI am deeply grateful to my parentshe is married to his cousin Emmahe’s economic adviser to the presidentmade to ordera prelude to disastermy car only does ten miles to the gallonten to the minus thirty-threehe had left his dog tied to a drainpipethey are inextricably linked to this islanda threat to world peacea reference to Psalm 22:18the club’s nothing to what it once was",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nHe actually dropped to the ground just as a giant pickup rolled over him.They commissioned GAD Architecture, a firm founded in Turkey that has since moved to New York.Emlyn loudly exited the hotel and went to the station for the Bristol train.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe family room to the right of the entrance hall has an unusual colour scheme.The landlocked country is dominated by the rugged Hindu Kush mountains that sweep from the west to the east.It was 850 miles to Singapore Harbor.\nMore example sentences\nThe two books covers the dance band era from the 1930s to the 1960s.Prospectors arrived by land or sea and usually operated in groups of six to forty, working claims jointly.Another eight to ten million square feet of exhibition space is scheduled to come on line within five years.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nI was awake at ten to six, at the gym by 6:30.It's twenty to one in the morning, and I'm beat.Apologies followed, and at five to three the belated ceremony commenced to the relief of all concerned.\nMore example sentences\nThe children cry themselves to sleep from hunger.Shackleton's southern party passed the previous ‘furthest south’ record set by Scott, but by January 2 Shackleton was near to breaking point.Can we ever know if an image moved large numbers of people to action, or changed the ways they think about things?\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nIf you buy a pair of trainers and they fall to bits, you won't buy them again.One had taken a camcorder from someone and proceeded to smash it to pieces.\nMore example sentences\nMuch to his surprise, this small film has turned out to have wide appeal.To our dismay, unknown to us there was a motel only three kilometres down the road.I got 98% in the test but to my annoyance, Janet got 100%.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nI am thankful to Anna and her program for my rehabilitation.When I got out of prison a couple of years ago he actually was very kind to me.I wish you hadn't drawn attention to it.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nShe's now very happily engaged to a famous actor.Alberto is single, while Ernesto is committed to his pretty, aristocratic girlfriend.She was also special assistant to the cultural affairs commissioner in 1987.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nYou can even have your ideal leather coat made to measure by a leather specialist.Letting anyone into a country without proper identification and background checks is an invitation to chaos.There's a buffet at lunchtime, with plenty of good salads and dips, or the chef will cook a stir-fry to order.\nMore example sentences\nThe peso breached 50 to the dollar, plunging the country further into crisis.The petrol version will do 16.2 miles to the gallon around town.If you fly into wind you will get much less mileage to the litre.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe smallest scale postulated is the Planck scale of 10 to the minus 33rd power for length and 10 to the minus 43rd of a second for time.This is a septillion (10 to the power of 24) times longer than the current age of the universe (about 10 billion years).\nMore example sentences\nThis dead-end dirt road follows a peaceful stretch of the Housatonic River and connects to the Appalachian Trail.It is in the phone company's interest to get more homes linked to the Internet at very high rates of speed.On the other corner, a dozen or so balloons are tied to a pole.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThey raise the specter of technology as a danger to humanity.Louis was required to renounce all claim to the English throne and to restore the charters of liberties granted by King John.Although the film contains no direct references to the war, it surely is an allegory on World War II.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nTom told him a story about a parolee who stole a car to get back into jail because he preferred it to home.It is simply that I think women are superior to men.This kid is an angel compared to me though and has never been any trouble.\nGet more examples\n"
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"definition": "Used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive, in particular:Expressing purpose or intention:Expressing an outcome or result:Expressing a cause:Indicating a desired or advisable action:Indicating a proposition that is known, believed, or reported about a specified person or thing: Forming a future tense with reference to the immediate future:After a noun, indicating its function or purpose:After a phrase containing an ordinal number:Used without a verb following when the missing verb is clearly understood:",
"title": " infinitiveMarker",
"example": "I set out to buy foodI am going to tell you a storyshe was left to dieI managed to escapeI’m sorry to hear thatI’d love to go to France this summerthe leaflet explains how to start a coursea house that people believed to be hauntedhe was about to singa chair to sit onsomething to eatthe first person to arrivehe asked her to come but she said she didn’t want to",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nI went to get help and by the time I got back he had stopped breathing.Next time I am going to box differently with regard to speed and power.Thieves attempted to gain entry into the cafe on Saturday morning.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nI decided to stay away from the crowd but close enough to hear the speakers.It's too cold to get out of bed.I have always dreamt about earning a living playing polo, and I think I am managing to achieve it.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nI'm really pleased to be here.He was shocked to discover the alleged activities at the university.I was so sorry to read her column slandering the film industry.\nMore example sentences\nThere is also information on where to find help with insulation and central heating.She's asked him to seek counseling.I want to show everybody I am stronger than he is.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nUp to seven million people are thought to have been affected.To many, she was considered to be a modern Audrey Hepburn with her impeccable style, grace and elegance.It's a plant whose leaves are said to have many medicinal qualities.\nMore example sentences\nThis news arrived just as a ceasefire was about to come into effect.Allan's about to get married - he's in Venice organising his pre-nuptial agreement!\nMore example sentences\nWe don't have any water to drink.He's going to a cabaret, and he has absolutely nothing to wear.They see no sun in their limited lives, with no hay to lie on, no mud to roll in.\nMore example sentences\nPaula Wolfert was the last to speak and her slides were of various clay pots and dishes.Young male adults were the first to leave, out of fear of being forced to serve in the military.She is the second African-American to hold the post.\nMore example sentences\nAs much as I didn't want to go, I had to.It is your choice if you smoke or not but I think everyone would benefit if we made an effort not to.I don't want this moment to end, but it's got to."
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"definition": "So as to be closed or nearly closed:",
"title": " adverb",
"example": "he pulled the door to behind him",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nI went in and pulled the door to."
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"number": 2,
"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ənd/ \n\n/(ə)n/ \n\n/and/ \n\n",
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"definition": "Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences, that are to be taken jointly:Used to connect two clauses when the second refers to something that happens after the first:Used to connect two clauses, the second of which refers to something that results from the first:Connecting two identical comparatives, to emphasize a progressive change:Connecting two identical words, implying great duration or great extent:Used to connect two identical words to indicate that things of the same name or class have different qualities:Used to connect two numbers to indicate that they are being added together: Used to connect two numbers, implying succession:Used to introduce an additional comment or interjection:Used to introduce a question in connection with what someone else has just said:Used to introduce a statement about a new topic: Used after some verbs and before another verb to indicate intention, instead of ‘to’:",
"title": " conjunction",
"example": "bread and butterthey can read and writea hundred and fiftyhe turned round and walked outthere was a flash flood and by the next morning the town was under watergetting better and betterI cried and criedall human conduct is determined or caused—but there are causes and causessix and four makes tena line of men marching two and twoif it came to a choice—and this was the worst thing—she would turn her back on her parents‘I found the letter in her bag.’ ‘And did you steam it open?’and now to the dessertI would try and do what he said",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nThe shop, which sells donated books and CDs, helps owners on benefits to pay for treatment for sick pets.He and I had been friends for a long time.He was wearing a navy blue and green anorak.\nGet more examples\nSynonymstogether with, along with, with, as well as, in addition to, including, also, too; besides, furthermore, moreover informal plus, what's more\nView synonyms\n\nMore example sentences\nI opened the door and looked around.The man then ran towards a waiting car and was driven away by someone else.I lifted my arm and wiped my eyes with my sleeve.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nBut the fun had gone out of it and the next day we did not travel.Early successes in some areas were dramatic, and by the early 1960s malaria was reduced to very low levels in certain countries.Don't take the movie too seriously, and you might enjoy it too.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nSpamming is getting worse and worse - and more profitable for spammers.This case just continues to get more and more complex.Meeting the needs of a growing population will require the country to sink further and further into debt.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nI've been a humongous fan of his music for years and years.I ran and ran until I reached the outskirts of the forest.This was a very flat land - he could see for miles and miles, it seemed.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nBut there are arguments and arguments, and it may be said that I have fastened on the wrong one.There are Christians and Christians, as there Jews and Jews.You lie, we lie, everybody lies - but there are lies and lies.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nShe's sick of spending her lunches with people that are so stupid they can't add two and two.I believe that four and four are eight.I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could.\nMore example sentences\nThe knights come riding two and two.\nMore example sentences\nHe's a crook, a bit nutty, and rightly did time for his crimes.He plays the piano ‘badly and vulgarly,’ and what is worse, he plays Grieg.As an incentive, a customer that brings friends - and hopefully sales - to a party may receive additional discounts.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\n‘I've just needed some time to myself to think about us.’ ‘And have you reached a conclusion?’‘He wanted to know if I wanted to be his partner for a social project.’ ‘And what did you say?’‘They are going to put my client out of business.’ ‘And where is the evidence of that, Mr. Adams?’\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nAnd now, the Page Six report.And next, we're going to go live to California for the very latest on the wildfires that are threatening celebrity mansions.Anyway, thank you for your lovely review! And here is the next chapter.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nWe're going to see a day where 100,000 people come and worship with us on a weekend, between our five services.Our primary objective right now is to try and market the region as a whole.The experts also advise that you try and keep your cool.\nGet more examples\n"
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"definition": " A Boolean operator which gives the value one if and only if all the operands are one, and otherwise has a value of zero. A circuit which produces an output signal only when signals are received simultaneously through all input connections.",
"title": " noun",
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"moreInformation": "\nExample sentences\nUsing AND gates the researchers can synchronize the time-gated and non-gated signals to within 3 ns.The AND gate performs a logical ‘and ‘operation on two inputs, A and B.’A vehicular crash discrimination system incorporates first and second crash sensors operatively coupled to a logic AND gate, which activates a safety restraint system.\nGet more examples\n"
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"definition": "Andorra (international vehicle registration).",
"title": " abbreviation",
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"number": 9,
"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ɪt/ \n\nPronunciation: /ɪt/ \n\nPronunciation: /ʌɪˈtiː/ \n\n",
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"definition": "Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned or easily identified:Referring to an animal or child of unspecified sex:Referring to a fact or situation previously mentioned, known, or happening:Used to identify a person:Used in the normal subject position in statements about time, distance, or weather:Used in the normal subject or object position when a more specific subject or object is given later in the sentence: Used to emphasize a following part of a sentence:The situation or circumstances; things in general:Exactly what is needed or desired: Sexual intercourse or sex appeal: Denoting a person or thing that is exceptionally fashionable, popular, or successful at a particular time:It girl (In children’s games) the player who has to catch the others.",
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"example": "a room with two beds in itthis approach is refreshing because it breaks down barriersshe was holding the baby, cradling it and smiling into its facestop it, you’re hurting meit’s meit’s a boy!it’s half past fiveit was two miles to the islandit’s rainingit is impossible to assess the problemshe found it interesting to learn about their strategyit is the child who is the victimno one can stay here—it’s too dangerous nowhe would like to see you straight away if it’s convenientthey thought they were ityou’ve either got it or you haven’tthe only thing I knew nothing about was ‘it’they were Hollywood’s It couplethe company is renting out the It bags of the moment for as little as £10 a week",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nThe great thing about an event like this is that it involves people from all walks of life and there is a real sense of camaraderie.Mrs. Henderson walked into the room holding a tray with his breakfast on it.But one voice truly stood out - and it did not belong to any of the private school pupils in the show.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nWe are now happily married and already expecting our first child - I hope it will be a girl.When the child was a child, it had no opinion about anything.Cumbria Police said the sheep appeared to have panicked as the men chased it.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nWhen the flag is up it means that a minimum inventory standard has been violated and more parts are needed.Oh, stop it, I'm blushing.It's not news that nitrogen prices are skyrocketing, and your customers will want to know why and what to do about it.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nFrom what I gathered, it was his mum on the line, and he seemed really taken aback at what she had to say.Was it you who told me the joke?Hi, it's me, Mandy, I'm in Italy.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nWhen it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals.It was now past ten o'clock.I hear it might snow tonight.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nAt the time, he found it frustrating that he could not figure out the right questions to ask.Does it matter what they think?It's difficult to absorb the costs and remain competitive.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nSo the problem isn't that these things are unoriginal: it's that they're perceived as being original when they're not.It is the commander who is the first to take the blame for accidents.It wasn't until that moment that I realised we had nothing left apart from the clothes we stood up in.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nAt other top clubs at the time, players often liked to enjoy themselves with a couple of beers when it was appropriate.We will not move in until it is safe.Washington is a good place, I like it there, but I really, really like to be in Texas.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThen we looked at Tim's original movie and thought, that's it.Bands either have it or they don't.He says that when he saw Wood's acting clips, he knew she was it.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nShe did it with a boy when she was in high school.There has been an increase in amateur porn where real people do it for the cameras and beam their digital selves across the world via the Internet.I talk more about naughty stuff when I'm not getting it.\nMore example sentences\nWith a mere 12 songs to the band's credit, the New York City garage rock quintet became the It band du jour following the 2001 release of Is This It.If the magazine isn't waxing lyrical about 'new boho' accessories, the new Fendi it bag or raffia accessories, it's asking 'Can you think yourself thin?'The company president predicted that the bags would all 'sell like hot cakes', nevertheless, fashion followers agreed there was to be no single it bag.\nGet more examples\n\nExample sentences\nElly tagged Karina and ran off, ‘you're it.’"
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"definition": "Italian vermouth:",
"title": " noun",
"example": "he poured a gin and it",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nThe lady was doubtful, but at last decided on Guinness, and the gentleman wanted a gin and it.I thought I'd been the perfect hostess till one of the dowagers asked for ‘gin and it.’"
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"definition": " Short for information technology.",
"title": " noun",
"example": "the development and use of IT are certain to bring about changes in educationbasic IT skills",
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"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ðat/ \n\nPronunciation: /ðat/ \n\n/ðət/ \n\n",
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"definition": "Used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker:Referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by ‘this’):Referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood: Used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them: Expressing strong agreement with a description just given: Used to introduce a defining clause, especially one essential to identification:Instead of ‘which’, ‘who’, or ‘whom’:Instead of ‘when’ after an expression of time:",
"title": " pronoun (plural those /ðəʊz/)",
"example": "that’s his wife over therehello, is that Ben?this is stronger than thatthat’s a good ideawhat are we going to do about that?it is part of human nature to be attracted to that which is aesthetically pleasinghis appearance was that of someone used to sleeping on the streets‘He’s a fussy man.’ ‘He is that.’the woman that owns the placethe year that Anna was born",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nThat's a hawk atop the big rock.That's a nice necklace.Who's that in the corner?\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThis one is bigger than that.I like this better than that.\nMore example sentences\nIvy mentioned going with the flow; I realised that only recently?We were having a little understeer in the beginning and then we were working that out.That's the sort of thing you paid your money to hear, and those are just two adjacent songs from one album.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe steps which are imperative are those that would wipe out the disease completely.The underlying theme of the works is dreams, in particular those that have been lost.If you are a beginner, as we all were at some point, ask and learn from those that have lifted for a while.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nWe all hear about things that go on and generally it is the same people involved over and over.After a few hours of working in silence I heard a sound that immediately awoke my mind.\nMore example sentences\nThis was also the year that he began teaching both privately and as an occasional guest teacher at the Creative Music Studio.You started writing this column about the time that I was diagnosed with cancer.April 3rd 1996 changed our lives for ever, it is the day that we lost our son."
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"definition": "Used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker:Referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by ‘this’).Referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood: Used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them:Referring to a specific person or thing assumed as understood or familiar to the person being addressed:",
"title": " determiner (plural those /ðəʊz/)",
"example": "look at that chap therehow much are those brushes?he lived in Mysore at that timeseven people died in that incidentI have always envied those people who make their own breadwhere is that son of yours?I let him spend all that money on meDad got that hunted look",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nNext time you're looking at those pretty penguins, make sure you keep your distance.All I could hear were the birds, a stream and the distant sounds of those sheep.Every single one of those hornets is frenziedly furious and you're the cause of their ire.\nMore example sentences\nYou'll know that only one of those two groups mentioned Glasgow in their lyrics.She couldn't say this was less significant than those incidents, because this was a new kind of pain too.You want to take another look at the game and in particular those incidents.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe conversion was a formality in line with much of that which had gone before.You never had a single advocate other than those paid for through legal aid.If they don't fall asleep themselves, then those observing them certainly would.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThis is the seat that he lost in one of those beautiful moments from previous elections.She could feel those strong hands shifting her body so that she was facing him.Had he been born with those strong muscles of his or had he somehow developed them when he was growing up?\nGet more examples\n"
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"definition": "To such a degree; so:Used with a gesture to indicate size: Very:",
"title": " adverb",
"example": "I wouldn’t go that farit was that big, perhaps even biggerI couldn’t get out of the house fast enough, I was that embarrassed!",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nOver the last week Katharine and I would have done anything to hear snoring that loud again.He does not even think he is that much better in the saddle than previously."
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"definition": "Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a statement or hypothesis:Expressing a reason or cause:Expressing a result: Expressing a purpose, hope, or intention: Expressing a wish or regret:",
"title": " conjunction",
"example": "she said that she was satisfiedit is possible that we have misunderstoodhe seemed pleased that I wanted to continueshe was so tired that she couldn’t thinkwe pray that the coming year may be a year of peaceI eat that I may liveoh that he could be restored to health",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nThen he heard that bigger prawns were to be found in Libya, and set out immediately.Someone observed that there is never any singing at the funeral of an atheist.My observation is that only a small number of cars move from their spaces during the working day.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe reason for this is that getting a phone line installed in this area can take up to two years.One of the major reasons for this is that I have been upset by a number of occurrences.The reason given is that this area already contains a high proportion of affordable housing.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThe result is that you pay too much tax in the months before your birthday and too little in the months after.It's all over and above contract, but the result is that kids here tend to be a bit more respectful.The result is that he resolves to return to his true calling: the writing of fiction.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nThey quickly offer their apologies, and hope and pray that their careers are not ruined.We can only hope and pray that all troops are indeed home by Christmas.It is hoped that those with plots at the graveyard will do a bit of cleaning up before the Mass.\nGet more examples\n"
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"number": 0,
"pronunciation": "Pronunciation: /ðə/ \n\n/ðɪ/ \n\n/ðiː/ \n\n",
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"definition": "Denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge: Compare with a1.Used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique: Denoting a disease or affliction:(With a unit of time) the present; the current: Used instead of a possessive to refer to someone with whom the speaker or person addressed is associated:Used with a surname to refer to a family or married couple:Used before the surname of the chief of a Scottish or Irish clan:Used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase:(Chiefly with rulers and family members with the same name) used after a name to qualify it:Used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance:Used with a singular noun to indicate that it represents a whole species or class:Used with an adjective to refer to those people who are of the type described:Used with an adjective to refer to something of the class or quality described:Used with the name of a unit to state a rate:Enough of (a particular thing):(Pronounced stressing ‘the’) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type:Used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another: Used to emphasize the amount or degree to which something is affected:",
"title": " determiner",
"example": "what’s the matter?call the doctorthe phone rangthe Queenthe Mona Lisathe NileI’ve got the fludish of the dayman of the momentI’m meeting the bosshow’s the family?the Johnsons were not wealthythe O’Donoghuethe fuss that he made of herthe top of a busI have done the best I couldGeorge the SixthEdward the ConfessorJack the Ripperhe taught himself to play the violinI worry about the futurethey placed the African elephant on their endangered listthe unemployedthey are trying to accomplish the impossiblethey can do 120 miles to the gallon35p in the poundhe hoped to publish monthly, if only he could find the moneyhe was the hot young piano prospect in jazzthe more she thought about it, the more devastating it becamecommodities made all the more desirable by their rarity",
"moreInformation": "\nMore example sentences\nIf he's saying we're running fifth behind the leader, I know we don't have to make drastic changes.During September and October the days become shorter.Fifteen long, dull minutes passed before the door opened.\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nOne could find similar stories from northern Queensland or the Amazon.Canonized with great ceremony by the Pope in 2002, Padre Pio was a Capuchin monk.Who hasn't heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa?\nGet more examples\n\nMore example sentences\nA person with the mumps often looks like he has chubby cheeks.The whole idea gives me the creeps.Everyone has gone though a mild case of the blues once in their lives.\nMore example sentences\nHas a caretaker manager in the Premiership ever won manager of the month?Bodega were presented with the award by Radio 2's Folk Musician of the Year, Kathryn Tickell.\nMore example sentences\nOne night, the hubby and I stopped at the next door bakery and bought some bread.Are you all right? How are the kids?\nMore example sentences\nDoubtless as a result of all the tension in the Williams household, Tennessee became a compulsive traveler.One of two episodes to be presented in widescreen, the pilot int