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- Determiner. The (thing) here (qualifier, used in indicating something or someone nearby) .
- Determiner. The known (thing) (qualifier, used in indicating something or someone just mentioned) .
- Determiner. The known (thing) (qualifier, used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned) .
- Determiner. A known (thing) (qualifier, used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience) . Compare with "''a certain ...''".
- Adverb. To the degree or extent indicated.
- Pronoun. The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
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