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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  The  \The\,  adv  [AS.  [eth][=e],  [eth][=y],  instrumental  case  of 
  s[=e],  se['o],  [eth][ae]t,  the  definite  article.  See  2d 
  {The}.] 
  By  that  by  how  much  by  so  much  on  that  account;  --  used 
  before  comparatives;  as  the  longer  we  continue  in  sin,  the 
  more  difficult  it  is  to  reform.  ``Yet  not  the  more  cease  I.'' 
  --Milton. 
 
  So  much  the  rather  thou,  Celestial  Light,  Shine  inward, 
  and  the  mind  through  all  her  powers  Irradiate. 
  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  The  \The\,  v.  i. 
  See  {Thee}.  [Obs.]  --Chaucer.  Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  The  \The\  ([th][=e],  when  emphatic  or  alone;  [th][-e],  obscure 
  before  a  vowel;  [th]e,  obscure  before  a  consonant;  37), 
  definite  article.  [AS.  [eth]e,  a  later  form  for  earlier  nom. 
  sing.  masc.  s[=e],  formed  under  the  influence  of  the  oblique 
  cases.  See  {That},  pron.] 
  A  word  placed  before  nouns  to  limit  or  individualize  their 
  meaning. 
 
  Note:  The  was  originally  a  demonstrative  pronoun,  being  a 
  weakened  form  of  that  When  placed  before  adjectives 
  and  participles,  it  converts  them  into  abstract  nouns; 
  as  the  sublime  and  the  beautiful.  --Burke.  The  is  used 
  regularly  before  many  proper  names  as  of  rivers, 
  oceans,  ships,  etc.;  as  the  Nile,  the  Atlantic,  the 
  Great  Eastern,  the  West  Indies,  The  Hague.  The  with  an 
  epithet  or  ordinal  number  often  follows  a  proper  name 
  as  Alexander  the  Great;  Napoleon  the  Third  The  may  be 
  employed  to  individualize  a  particular  kind  or  species; 
  as  the  grasshopper  shall  be  a  burden.  --Eccl.  xii.  5. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  English  \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}. 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  T.H.E 
 
    The  {operating  system}  in  which 
  {semaphores}  were  first  used 
 
  [Details?] 
 
  (1999-10-12)




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