--- title: T — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 17 description: The 1049 words of the English dictionary under T, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/page/17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / T # T — The English dictionary · page 17 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Texture is how something feels when you touch it, such as rough, smooth, bumpy or soft.[↗](../../texture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Texture is also how food feels in your mouth, like crunchy, chewy or creamy.[↗](../../texture/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In art and music, texture means the way different parts or layers are put together to make a surface or sound feel rich or simple.[↗](../../texture/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To texture something means to give it a rough or patterned surface.[↗](../../texture/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sandpaper has a rough texture.[↗](../../texture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The texture of a peach is soft and fuzzy.[↗](../../texture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I don't like the texture of mushrooms.[↗](../../texture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We made bark rubbings to show texture in art.[↗](../../texture/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake had a light, fluffy texture.[↗](../../texture/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist textured the wall with a sponge.[↗](../../texture/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Silk has a smooth, slippery texture.[↗](../../texture/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Their robes were like those worn by mortals, but were perfect in form and much finer in texture.[↗](../../texture/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **th** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not a full word: the two letters "t" and "h" that together make one sound, as in "the" or "think".[↗](../../th/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The ending "-th" that makes ordinal numbers: 4th, 5th, 20th.[↗](../../th/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An abbreviation, for example "Th" for Thursday.[↗](../../th/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Th" makes the first sound in "thumb".[↗](../../th/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She came 4th in the race.[↗](../../th/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · One tenth is written 1/10.[↗](../../th/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The "th" in "this" buzzes.[↗](../../th/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Today is the 9th.[↗](../../th/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Write the "th" in "bath" carefully.[↗](../../th/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The month Nisan begins about March .[↗](../../th/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") 29th.[↗](../../th/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../th/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Commentaries by Judah Halevi, and by Eben Ezra, of the 12th century, are also known.[↗](../../th/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../th/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For lamblichus (Life of Pythagoras, transl. by Th.[↗](../../th/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../th/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **thai** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thai means from or about Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia whose capital is Bangkok.[↗](../../thai/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Thai is a person from Thailand.[↗](../../thai/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Thai is the main language of Thailand, with its own alphabet and five tones that change the meaning of words.[↗](../../thai/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had Thai green curry for dinner.[↗](../../thai/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thai is a tonal language, like Chinese.[↗](../../thai/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At Songkran, Thai people throw water at each other for New Year.[↗](../../thai/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Muay Thai is also called Thai boxing.[↗](../../thai/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Thai people are Buddhists.[↗](../../thai/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Thai alphabet has 44 consonants.[↗](../../thai/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned to say hello in Thai: "sawasdee".[↗](../../thai/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **than** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Than is used when you compare two things: «taller than», «more than».[↗](../../than/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Than also comes after «rather» and «other»: «rather walk than ride», «anyone other than Ben».[↗](../../than/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «No sooner … than» means just after: «No sooner had we left than it rained».[↗](../../than/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (casual) People often say «than me» rather than «than I»: «He's taller than me».[↗](../../than/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (formal) Exams say «in excess of», «exceeding», «less than or equal to», «fewer than» and «other than» in long comparisons.[↗](../../than/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Than can also mean only, as in "no more than five pence".[↗](../../than/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* How many more books does Tom have than Ben?[↗](../../than/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Max has 2 fewer books than Lily.[↗](../../than/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anna is 3 years older than Tom.[↗](../../than/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · 9 is greater than 6, so we write 9 \> 6.[↗](../../than/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A whale is bigger than an elephant.[↗](../../than/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I would rather read than watch TV.[↗](../../than/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody other than Mia knew the answer.[↗](../../than/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He's got way more cards than me, like 10 more.[↗](../../than/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Better than nothing, I s'pose.[↗](../../than/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · You're slower than a snail, hurry up\![↗](../../than/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · By how many does 23 exceed 15?[↗](../../than/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The number of pupils shall be not less than 20 and not more than 30.[↗](../../than/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they.[↗](../../than/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.22.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../than/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.[↗](../../than/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.4.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../than/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Abimelech said unto Isaac: 'Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.'[↗](../../than/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.26.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../than/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Deeper than the nether-world; what canst thou know?[↗](../../than/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.11.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../than/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.[↗](../../than/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.27.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../than/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood rather than speaking righteousness.[↗](../../than/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.52.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../than/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") **thank** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To tell someone you are grateful for something they did or gave.[↗](../../thank/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Thank you!"[↗](../../thank/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* "Thanks" is a short, friendly way to say thank you.[↗](../../thank/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Thanks to" means because of.[↗](../../thank/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Thanks to the rain, the garden is green."[↗](../../thank/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thank you for the present.[↗](../../thank/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks for helping me.[↗](../../thank/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I thanked the bus driver.[↗](../../thank/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · "More cake?" "[↗](../../thank/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") No, thank you."[↗](../../thank/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks to her, we won the game.[↗](../../thank/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank goodness you're safe\![↗](../../thank/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Write a thank-you note to Grandma.[↗](../../thank/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks a lot\![↗](../../thank/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she.[↗](../../thank/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.[↗](../../thank/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.29.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thank/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.[↗](../../thank/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.56.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thank/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; (Writings 1CH.23.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thank/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **thankest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «thankest» means «you thank», a form of «thank»: To tell someone you are grateful for something they did or gave.[↗](../../thankest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "Thank you!"[↗](../../thankest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Stop," says he, quick as lightning, "I'll help thee and welcome, but if ever thou sayest that to me--if ever thou thankest me, see'st thou, thou 'lt never see me more.[↗](../../thankest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (More English Fairy Tales) **thankful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Feeling glad and grateful that something good happened or something bad did not happen.[↗](../../thankful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Feeling thanks towards someone.[↗](../../thankful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm thankful for my friends and family.[↗](../../thankful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We were thankful that nobody was hurt in the storm.[↗](../../thankful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Be thankful for what you have.[↗](../../thankful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was thankful for the warm soup after the cold walk.[↗](../../thankful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · At Thanksgiving we each say one thing we're thankful for.[↗](../../thankful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer was thankful for the rain.[↗](../../thankful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **thankfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that shows you are glad or grateful.[↗](../../thankfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Luckily, to say that something good happened.[↗](../../thankfully/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thankfully, the rain stopped before the picnic.[↗](../../thankfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She thankfully accepted the warm cloak.[↗](../../thankfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Thankfully he ran off and did not look back.[↗](../../thankfully/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **thankfulness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thankfulness is the feeling of being grateful and glad for something good that you have or that someone has done for you.[↗](../../thankfulness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She felt deep thankfulness when her lost dog came home.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrote notes of thankfulness to the dinner ladies.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (church) Harvest festival is a time of thankfulness for food.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His heart was full of thankfulness for his friends.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Saying grace before meals shows thankfulness.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thankfulness can make people feel happier.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Accordingly he sent back his salam and expressions of thankfulness.[↗](../../thankfulness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **thanks** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thanks is a short, friendly way of saying «thank you».[↗](../../thanks/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Thanks are words or acts that show you are grateful.[↗](../../thanks/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Thanks to someone or something means because of them.[↗](../../thanks/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thanks for helping me with my homework.[↗](../../thanks/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Would you like more?»[↗](../../thanks/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") «No, thanks.»[↗](../../thanks/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many thanks for the lovely present.[↗](../../thanks/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks to her quick thinking, nobody was hurt.[↗](../../thanks/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He left without a word of thanks.[↗](../../thanks/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks a lot, that's really kind.[↗](../../thanks/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She thanks the bus driver every morning.[↗](../../thanks/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Thanks, Petrusha, for your good word!"[↗](../../thanks/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ') I wish to express here oiy thanks to J. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../thanks/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks?[↗](../../thanks/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.88.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanks/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks to His holy name.[↗](../../thanks/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.97.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanks/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · O give thanks unto the God of gods, for His mercy endureth for ever.[↗](../../thanks/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.136.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanks/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **thanksgiving** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thanksgiving is a holiday in the USA (in late autumn) and in Canada (in mid autumn) when families eat a big meal, often turkey, and give thanks.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Thanksgiving means saying or showing thanks, especially to God.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We eat turkey and pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our whole family meets for Thanksgiving dinner.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Happy Thanksgiving\![↗](../../thanksgiving/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Canadian Thanksgiving comes earlier in the autumn than the American one.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The church held a service of thanksgiving after the harvest.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · At Thanksgiving we each say what we are thankful for.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a psalm of praise and thanksgiving.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · With cakes of leavened bread he shall present his offering with the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.7.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And when ye sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, ye shall sacrifice it that ye may be accepted.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.22.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten on the day of his offering; he shall not leave any of it until the morning.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.7.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with singing.[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.107.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving, sing praises upon the harp unto our God; (Writings PSA.147.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the Most High; (Writings PSA.50.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../thanksgiving/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **that** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* That points to a thing that was named before or that is farther away: «that box over there».[↗](../../that/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* That joins a sentence to what someone says or thinks: «I know that 2 + 2 is 4».[↗](../../that/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* That can mean «which» or «who» in a description: «the cake that Mum made».[↗](../../that/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* That can mean «so» or «very»: «It was not that hard».[↗](../../that/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «That's it», «that's that» mean it is finished; «and all that» means and similar things.[↗](../../that/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (rude) «that» can point at someone in a cold or rude way: «Who does that think he is?»; «that's rich» is sarcasm.[↗](../../that/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) Exams use «that which», «such that», «given that», «so that» and «in that» to join facts.[↗](../../that/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That box has 9 pencils.[↗](../../that/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom has 4 more than that.[↗](../../that/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is that your coat on the hook?[↗](../../that/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I think that the answer is 12.[↗](../../that/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the book that I told you about.[↗](../../that/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Those apples are green, but these are red.[↗](../../that/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · After that, we went home.[↗](../../that/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · That's it, no more biscuits, you've had 4.[↗](../../that/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It's not that hard, just add 'em.[↗](../../that/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't give me that, you ate 3\![↗](../../that/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Find a number such that its double is 14.[↗](../../that/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · It is given that the box contains 9 pencils.[↗](../../that/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · That is how I lost it.[↗](../../that/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · These are that Moses and Aaron.[↗](../../that/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.6.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../that/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · I know that he can speak well.[↗](../../that/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.4.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../that/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · that the LORD spoke unto me saying: (Torah DEU.2.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../that/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · They die, and that without wisdom.'[↗](../../that/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../that/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · What knowest thou, that we know not?[↗](../../that/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.15.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../that/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest?[↗](../../that/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.16.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../that/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **thatch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thatch is a roof covering made of straw, reeds or similar dried plants laid thickly.[↗](../../thatch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To thatch a roof is to cover it with thatch.[↗](../../thatch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A thatch of hair is a thick, untidy mass of hair.[↗](../../thatch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cottage had a roof of golden thatch.[↗](../../thatch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The thatcher thatched the roof with reeds.[↗](../../thatch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds were nesting in the thatch.[↗](../../thatch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Iron Age roundhouses were covered with thatch.[↗](../../thatch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a thick thatch of red hair.[↗](../../thatch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A thatched roof needs replacing every few decades.[↗](../../thatch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **thatcher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A thatcher is a person whose job is to make roofs from straw, reeds or similar dry plants.[↗](../../thatcher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Thatcher is an English surname; Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman in that job.[↗](../../thatcher/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The thatcher climbed onto the cottage roof with bundles of reed.[↗](../../thatcher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A good thatcher can make a roof that lasts thirty years.[↗](../../thatcher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Thatchers use long wooden pegs called spars.[↗](../../thatcher/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Margaret Thatcher was the first woman Prime Minister of the UK.[↗](../../thatcher/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our village still has a thatcher who learned the craft from his father.[↗](../../thatcher/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The thatcher's ladder leaned against the wall.[↗](../../thatcher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **thaw** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To thaw is to melt: ice or snow thaws when it gets warmer.[↗](../../thaw/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To thaw frozen food is to let it become soft and unfrozen before cooking.[↗](../../thaw/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A thaw is a time of warmer weather when snow and ice melt.[↗](../../thaw/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* If a person or a relationship thaws, it becomes friendlier after being cold.[↗](../../thaw/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The snow began to thaw in March.[↗](../../thaw/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thaw the chicken in the fridge overnight.[↗](../../thaw/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice on the pond thawed in the sun.[↗](../../thaw/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the thaw, the river flooded.[↗](../../thaw/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My frozen fingers thawed out by the fire.[↗](../../thaw/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice thaws at 0 °C.[↗](../../thaw/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their friendship slowly thawed.[↗](../../thaw/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow that lay upon it was partially thawed, and the stones crumbled beneath the feet.[↗](../../thaw/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.\][↗](../../thaw/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") Taw-Thaw.[↗](../../thaw/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../thaw/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **the** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The points to a thing you already know about or that has been named.[↗](../../the/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The is used when there is only one of something: the sun, the sky, the world.[↗](../../the/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The is used before some names of groups, rivers, oceans and places: the Pacific, the USA.[↗](../../the/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The before «more … the more» shows two things grow together: «the more you read, the better you get».[↗](../../the/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «The» is often dropped in quick talk and texts: «bus is late», «kids are fine»; «da» or «teh» are typos or slang spellings.[↗](../../the/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (formal) Exams pile up «the» in long phrases: «the aggregate of the quantities», «the remainder of the sum».[↗](../../the/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On the board: cups = 1.[↗](../../the/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The apples are on the table.[↗](../../the/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many cards does the boy have now?[↗](../../the/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun is a star.[↗](../../the/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is the tallest girl in the class.[↗](../../the/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We swam in the Atlantic Ocean.[↗](../../the/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The rest of the cookies are in the jar.[↗](../../the/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The more you practise, the faster you get.[↗](../../the/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · bus at 8:40, its 8:25 now, how long (no «the» in a text).[↗](../../the/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The bloody dog ate the last 2 sausages.[↗](../../the/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The aforementioned crates contain 12 bottles each.[↗](../../the/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Determine the remainder when the sum is divided by 5.[↗](../../the/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · "Who's there?" asked the old lady.[↗](../../the/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And God called the firmament Heaven.[↗](../../the/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../the/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the generations of Noah.[↗](../../the/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../the/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the generations of Shem.[↗](../../the/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../the/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · All the kings thirty and one.[↗](../../the/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.12.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../the/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Is Saul also among the prophets?'[↗](../../the/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.10.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../the/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · And the days were not expired; 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