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/T͟Hē,T͟Hə/

该

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denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge.

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used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase.

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used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance.

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enough of (a particular thing).

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(pronounced stressing “the”) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type.

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used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another.

"the unemployed"

"tip of the tongue"

"One could find similar stories from northern Queensland or the Amazon."

"He was the good, the bad and the ugly in one person."

"Fifteen long, dull minutes passed before the door opened."

"the O'Donoghue"

"call the doctor"

"he taught himself to play the violin"

"It was the worst day of my career."

"Canonized with great ceremony by the Pope in 2002, Padre Pio was a Capuchin monk."

"man of the moment"

"the Mona Lisa"

"the Johnsons were not wealthy"

"the Americans"

"I have done the best I could"

"the Irish Sea"

"Everyone has gone though a mild case of the blues once in their lives."

"the only person I've left"

"I'm meeting the boss"

"the Titanic"

"There was a tiny spot of toothpaste on the front of my shirt."

"The whole idea gives me the creeps."

"he hoped to publish monthly, if only he could find the money"

"John the Baptist"

"the fuss that he made of her"

"for the last four months"

"Edward the Confessor"

"the phone rang"

"From the first of July, mothers will be eligible for a $3,000 dollar payment, going up to $5,000 by 2008."

"the Bible"