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- Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that the entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in the same sentence, or assumed already completely specified. Compare I’m reading a book with I’m reading the book.
- The street in front of your house. (But compare a street in Paris)
- The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.
- When stressed, indicates that the object in question is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.
- That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.
- With a superlative, it refers to the same thing which the superlative applies to.
- That apple pie was the best.
- When before a body part, it can be an alternative to a possessive pronoun.
- A stone hit him on the head. ( = “A stone hit him on his head.”)
- When before an adjectival noun, it indicates all persons within that grouping.
- Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.
- When before the name of a member of a class, it indicates all things in that class.
- The cat is a solitary creature. ( = “All cats are solitary creatures.”)
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