English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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1029625	Tom asked Mary whether she'd like to go shopping in the afternoon.	CK	1
1027055	Tom ate the chocolate donut that I had smuggled into the hospital.	CK	1
37214	Tom became good friends with the elevator operator in their hotel.	CK	1
1027018	Tom believed that the people in that small village were cannibals.	CK	1
1095759	Tom borrowed some books from the library to read over the weekend.	CK	1
1095650	Tom can no longer afford to live in the style he is accustomed to.	CK	1
1095171	Tom could use a little extra time to review for the upcoming test.	CK	1
1889699	Tom didn't even have the decency to wait for me to finish talking.	CK	1
1094607	Tom didn't want to live in the cave anymore, but he had no choice.	CK	1
1029145	Tom doesn't know if Mary will go to the mountains or to the beach.	CK	1
1040618	Tom had put off telling Mary the bad news for as long as possible.	CK	1
1025405	Tom has been working in an investment bank for the last few years.	CK	1
1028669	Tom heard through the grapevine that Mary had gotten into Harvard.	CK	1
3166130	Tom is the only one in our class who really wants to study French.	CK	1
1024635	Tom knew the truth, but he didn't let anyone know that he knew it.	CK	1
2583954	Tom missed the last train and spent the night at an Internet cafe.	CK	1
1847728	Tom sat by the pool drinking red wine and eating expensive cheese.	CK	1
1024010	Tom was admiring my new car at the time the truck crashed into it.	CK	1
1092332	Tom was the only one who knew how to start a fire without matches.	CK	1
1103210	Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest, so the bullet didn't kill him.	CK	1
1092230	Tom wondered how many times Mary had been in trouble with the law.	CK	1
1023881	Tom works from early in the morning until late at night every day.	CK	1
2494717	Tom yelled something in French just before he dove into the water.	CK	1
1954731	We can't really be certain that Tom will get on the baseball team.	CK	1
1903344	What do you think is the best way to get to Tom's house from here?	CK	1
2050709	When I entered the room, I could hear Mozart playing on the radio.	CK	1
1911888	When we go to a restaurant, I never order the same thing Tom does.	CK	1
1895677	You should probably tell Tom who'll be meeting him at the station.	CK	1
1023703	You'd be amazed how long it takes Tom to get ready in the morning.	CK	1
325021	An up-to-date edition of the encyclopedia will come out next month.	CK	1
2042841	Do your really want to be doing this job for the rest of your life?	CK	1
51420	Excuse me, but would you please tell me the way to the post office?	CK	1
286367	His wife is in the hospital because she was injured in a car crash.	CK	1
2291617	I almost got killed when I went into the burning house to save Tom.	CK	1
265413	I couldn't get out of my garage because there was a car in the way.	CK	1
2359836	I haven't had the chance to tell you how much I enjoyed your party.	CK	1
953530	I met someone the other day that I think I could fall in love with.	CK	1
1027514	I think it's highly unlikely that Tom will get custody of the kids.	CK	1
953663	I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.	CK	1
1027483	I was just wondering if maybe Tom was the one who started the fire.	CK	1
64215	If you put more tea leaves into the pot, the tea will taste better.	CK	1
73284	In 1955, the cancer returned and she died in 1956 at the age of 42.	CM	1
1096165	It looks like I was right about Tom not showing up for the meeting.	CK	1
954055	It seems like you got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.	CK	1
1057302	Let's quickly finish the remaining work and go out for some drinks.	CK	1
2042849	Mary wanted me to look the other way while she was getting dressed.	CK	1
40743	No matter how cold it is outside, the rooms are comfortably heated.	CK	1
270658	People have eaten with their fingers from the beginning of history.	CK	1
1396387	She'd just begun to read the book when someone knocked on the door.	CK	1
315772	She's signed up for a couple of night classes at the local college.	CK	1