English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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1028162	Tom read about Mary's accident in the newspaper.	CK	1
1028143	Tom regrets having told Mary about the incident.	CK	1
1093076	Tom remembered the last time he had hugged Mary.	CK	1
1028136	Tom reminded Mary to go to the bank before 5:00.	CK	1
681940	Tom returned the shirt because it was too small.	Source_VOA	1
1024263	Tom said he had a stomachache and left the room.	CK	1
2208769	Tom sat alone in his room, waiting by the phone.	CK	1
1092955	Tom seems to be unwilling to tackle the problem.	CK	1
1024151	Tom snuck out and had a few beers with the guys.	CK	1
1932293	Tom spent all morning in the interrogation room.	CK	1
2006514	Tom spent hours looking at the fish in the tank.	CK	1
2046917	Tom stood there, waiting to cross the busy road.	CK	1
1040544	Tom thought of the many ways he could kill Mary.	CK	1
1092750	Tom thought that Mary was likely to get the job.	CK	1
2032037	Tom told the judge he wanted a different lawyer.	CK	1
1092666	Tom took a knife out of a drawer in the kitchen.	CK	1
1024072	Tom took off his coat and threw it on the floor.	CK	1
1092624	Tom tried to prevent Mary from joining the army.	CK	1
1092623	Tom tried to prevent Mary from opening the door.	CK	1
1024049	Tom usually feels sleepy in the early afternoon.	CK	1
1884431	Tom walked into the kitchen holding a small box.	CK	1
2049687	Tom was hoping Mary wouldn't find out the truth.	CK	1
1884423	Tom was sitting on the floor playing his bongos.	CK	1
1023940	Tom was the last person I expected to see there.	CK	1
1023937	Tom was the only person in the room at the time.	CK	1
2044972	Tom wasn't completely happy with the settlement.	CK	1
1040509	Tom wasn't in the mood to accept Mary's apology.	CK	1
1092210	Tom wondered who Mary had driven to the airport.	CK	1
3287424	Tom wrote something on the back of the envelope.	CK	1
1030171	Tom, Mary and John shared the cost of the party.	CK	1
22759	We had no choice but to leave the matter to him.	CK	1
1398749	We postponed our departure because of the storm.	CK	1
2032040	We want to be on the first bus tomorrow morning.	CK	1
3148264	We're moving to Boston at the end of this month.	CK	1
241559	What I want him to do now is to paint the fence.	CK	1
2060793	What would you do if Tom ever learned the truth?	CK	1
1097561	When the bell rang, the teacher ended the class.	CK	1
38730	Why did you give up the idea of learning French?	CK	1
252761	You are the last person that I expected to meet.	CK	1
19745	You had better hurry. The train leaves at three.	CK	1
2032050	You know this isn't the way I want things to be.	CK	1
326424	A portrait of an old man was hanging on the wall.	CK	1
280584	After you have read it, give the book back to me.	CK	1
3183505	Am I the only one here that doesn't speak French?	CK	1
953093	Apparently, the murder happened in a locked room.	CK	1
44130	As usual, the physics teacher was late for class.	CK	1
34655	Being left alone, the boy didn't know what to do.	CM	1
1064471	Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?	CK	1
319592	Close the door after you when you leave the room.	CM	1
18814	Could we have a table in the non-smoking section?	CK	1