English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "The" in Example Sentences
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2331868	I had to take a bus from Boston because all the flights had been canceled.	CK	1
2042893	I understand how much you want to go to the party, but I can't let you go.	CK	1
1109178	I'd like to introduce to you the gentleman I told you about the other day.	CK	1
1027434	I've figured out that the only way I can do this is to get Tom to help me.	CK	1
64815	The most important thing in the Olympics is not to win but to participate.	CM	1
269110	The new station building is under construction and will be completed soon.	CK	1
3287460	The teacher wrote something on the blackboard in a language I didn't know.	CK	1
909577	The time women spend doing housework is now a lot less than it used to be.	CK	1
1029976	Tom agrees that Mary should do most of the driving on their upcoming trip.	CK	1
1029609	Tom assumed that Mary would have the work finished by the time he arrived.	CK	1
1095582	Tom can't go to the beach this weekend with you because he has a bad cold.	CK	1
1026502	Tom deposited three thousand dollars in the bank just before closing time.	CK	1
1029167	Tom doesn't know exactly what time Mary's train pulled out of the station.	CK	1
1102326	Tom has been an inmate of a high-security prison for the past three years.	CK	1
1025007	Tom is having trouble coping with the fact that his son committed suicide.	CK	1
1258455	Tom is the type of person who likes to argue just for the sake of arguing.	CK	1
1092923	Tom shouldn't expect everyone to like the same kind of music that he does.	CK	1
1092882	Tom spent the whole evening searching the Web for photos of famous people.	CK	1
1092595	Tom used to pick on Mary all the time when they were in elementary school.	CK	1
1024043	Tom usually watches the weather report in the morning before leaving home.	CK	1
1092585	Tom vowed to do everything within his power to protect the local wildlife.	CK	1
1092365	Tom was really glad to hear that Mary hadn't been injured in the accident.	CK	1
1092333	Tom was the only one who even attempted to do something about the problem.	CK	1
1092155	Tom's eyes weren't yet accustomed to the dark, so he couldn't see a thing.	CK	1
2214400	Usually when Tom and Mary go out for dinner together, they split the bill.	CK	1
909588	What you spend time doing in your childhood affects the rest of your life.	CK	1
2263549	When I entered the room, Tom and Mary were snuggled together on the couch.	CK	1
1023710	You say you want to visit Tom? Why in the world would you want to do that?	CK	1
296217	He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.	CK	1
1955039	I can't tell you what a disappointment it was that Tom didn't win the race.	CK	1
953646	I think it's unlikely that the next model will be any better than this one.	CK	1
1960900	I thought there was a possibility that Tom was going to break the contract.	CK	1
887209	She hired him as an interpreter because she had heard that he was the best.	CK	1
1096058	There was no doubt in my mind that Tom was the one who stole my motorcycle.	CK	1
1029955	Tom and Mary always talk about the same old things. It gets kind of boring.	CK	1
1029780	Tom and Mary were paddling a canoe down the river the last time I saw them.	CK	1
2414080	Tom and Mary were seated next to each other in the back seat of John's car.	CK	1
2414081	Tom and Mary were sitting across from each other at a table on the veranda.	CK	1
2414089	Tom and Mary were standing just outside the door, whispering to each other.	CK	1
1095644	Tom can remember the chords to the song, but can't remember all the lyrics.	CK	1
1095637	Tom can still wear the same size jeans he did when he was twenty years old.	CK	1
1026700	Tom checked to make sure all the doors were locked before he went to sleep.	CK	1
1095087	Tom couldn't keep lying to Mary. He felt he just had to tell her the truth.	CK	1
1074761	Tom couldn't shake the feeling that something horrible was about to happen.	CK	1
1026538	Tom crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball and threw it across the room.	CK	1
1094822	Tom didn't do a very good job cleaning the kitchen floor. It's still dirty.	CK	1
1894761	Tom felt that it would be a waste of time to translate the letter for Mary.	CK	1
1075847	Tom grabbed a handful of popcorn out of the bag and then handed it to Mary.	CK	1
1838110	Tom had planned to be the first one to get there, but Mary got there first.	CK	1
1028615	Tom invested all his money in the company that Mary and her father managed.	CK	1