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	the 1 definite article


	the 2 adverb


	A.M.A., the


	AAA, the 1


	AAA, the 2


	Absurd, the noun


	ACLU, the


	across-the-board adjective


	Act of Union, the


	Addams Family, the


	Adirondacks


	Admiral's Cup, the


	Adriatic Sea


	Aegean Sea


	Aeneid, The


	African National Congress, the


	Aga Khan, the


	Age of Enlightenment, the


	Alexander technique, the


	Alexander the Great


	Alfred the Great


	Algonquin Round Table, the


	All Blacks, the


	Allegheny Mountains


	America the Beautiful


	America's Cup, the


	American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the


	American Association of Retired Persons, the


	American Bar Association, the


	American Cancer Society, the


	American Civil War, the


	American Conference, the


	American Conservatory Theater, the


	American League, the


	American Legion, the


	American Revolutionary War, the


	Amish, the


	ANC, the


	Androcles and the Lion


	Anglican Communion, the


	Annunciation, the


	Antichrist, the


	Apocrypha, the


	Apostles' Creed, the


	Appalachians


	Arab League, the


	Arabia


	Arabian Nights, the


	Archbishop of Canterbury, the


	Archbishop of Westminster, the


	Archbishop of York, the


	Archers, The


	Argonauts, the


	Ark of the Covenant nounCHRISTIANITY


	Armada, the


	Around the World in Eighty Days


	around-the-clock adjective


	Artful Dodger, the


	Articles of Confederation, the


	Arts Council, the


	Ashes, the


	ASPCA, the


	Assumption, The


	Attila


	Audubon Society, the


	Augean stables, the


	Axis, the


	Babes in the Wood


	Badminton Horse Trials, the


	Baha'i Faith, the


	Bahamas, the


	Balearic Islands


	Balkans, the


	Ballet Rambert, the


	Baltic Sea


	Bank of England, the


	Bank of Scotland, the


	Barbarians, the


	Barber of Seville, The


	Battle of Britain, the


	Battle of the Boyne


	Battle of the Bulge, the


	Bayeux Tapestry, the


	BBC World Service, the


	Beach Boys, the


	Beano, The


	Beat Generation, the


	Beatitudes, the noun


	Beatles, the


	Beauty and the Beast


	Bede, the Venerable


	Beggar's Opera, The


	Belgrano Affair, the


	Belmont Stakes, the


	Benefits Agency, the


	Benin, the People's Republic of


	Better Business Bureau, the


	Betty Ford Clinic, the


	Beveridge Report, the


	BFI, the


	Bhagavad-Gita, the


	Big Issue, The


	Big Leagues, the


	Big Ten, the


	Big Three, the


	Bill of Rights, the


	Billy the Kid


	Birthday Honours, the


	Black and Tans, the


	black art nounMAGIC


	Black Hole of Calcutta, the


	Black Panthers, the


	Black Prince, Edward the


	Black Watch, the


	Bloomsbury Group, the


	Blue Danube, The


	Blue Ridge Mountains


	BMA, the


	BMJ, the


	Boat Race, the


	Bodleian Library


	Boer War, the


	Bolshoi Ballet, the


	Book of Common Prayer, The


	Booker Prize, the noun


	Borgias, the


	Bosnian War, the


	Boston Globe, the


	Boston Massacre, the


	Boston Pops, the


	Boston Strangler, the


	Boston Symphony Orchestra, the


	Boston Tea Party, the


	Bounty, The


	Boyne, the Battle of the


	Boys' Brigade, the


	Brady Bunch, The


	Brit Awards, the


	British Academy, the


	British Board of Film Classification, the


	British Council, the


	British Empire, the


	British Film Institute, the


	British Legion, the


	British Library, the


	British Lions, the


	British Open, the


	Broadcasting Standards Council, the


	Brookings Institution, the


	Bruce, Robert (the)


	BSI, the


	Buckingham Palace


	Bunker Hill, the Battle of


	Bureau of Indian Affairs, the


	CAA, the


	CAI, the


	Cambridge Certificate, the


	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the


	Canary Islands


	Candle in the Wind


	Canterbury Tales, The


	CAP, the


	Capulets and Montagues, the


	Care in the Community noun


	Cascade Range


	Cat in the Hat, The


	Catcher in the Rye, The


	Catherine the Great


	Catskill Mountains


	Cayman Islands, the


	CBI, the


	CBSO, the


	Centers for Disease Control, the


	Central African Republic, the


	Central Criminal Court, the


	Central Intelligence Agency, the


	Central Mosque, the


	Champions League, the


	Chancellor of the Exchequer nounOFFICIALS


	Changing of the Guard, the


	Charge of the Light Brigade, the


	Charity Commission, the


	Chartists, the


	Chelsea Flower Show, the


	Cheltenham Gold Cup, the


	Cheshire cat, the


	Cheviot Hills


	Chicago Board of Trade, the


	Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the


	Chicago Tribune, The


	Child Support Agency, the


	Chiltern Hundreds, the


	Christian Coalition, the


	Christian Science Monitor, The


	Church of Ireland, the


	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the


	Cid, The


	Citizens Advice Bureau, the


	City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the


	City, the noun


	Civil Aviation Authority, the


	Civil Rights Act of 1964, the


	Clyde, the 1


	Coco the Clown


	Coldstream Guards, the


	Colosseum


	Comedy of Errors, The


	Commercial Court, the


	Commission for Racial Equality, the


	Commission, the


	Common Agricultural Policy, the


	Common Entrance Examination, the


	Commonwealth Games, the


	Communist bloc


	Communist Manifesto, The


	Companion of Honour, the


	Compleat Angler, The


	Confederacy, the


	Confederation of British Industry, the


	Congress Party, the


	Congressional Medal of Honor, the


	Congressional Record, the


	Constantine the Great


	Constitution of the United States, the


	Constitutional Convention, the


	Consumers' Association, the


	Continental Congress, the


	Cookie Monster, the


	Copenhagen, the Battle of


	Copernican system, the


	Coptic Church, the


	Corn Laws, the


	corn on the cob nounFOOD


	Corpus Christi 1


	Cotton Bowl, the


	Council for the Protection of Rural England, the


	Council of Europe, the


	Country Code, the


	Countryside Commission, the


	Court of Session, the


	Court of St James, the


	Courtauld Institute, the


	CPRE, the


	CPS, the


	Cresta Run, the


	Crimean War, the


	Criminal Justice Bill, the


	Crown Prosecution Service, the


	Crucible, The


	Crusades, The


	Cry, the Beloved Country


	Crystal Palace, the


	CSA, the


	CSO, the


	Cuban missile crisis, the


	Cultural Revolution, the


	Cup Final, the


	Cup, the


	Cutty Sark, the


	Cy Young Award, the


	Czech Republic, the


	Dail, the


	Daily Express, The


	Daily Mail, The


	Daily Mirror, The


	Daily Planet, The


	Daily Telegraph, The


	Dales


	Dallas Cowboys, The


	Dandy, The


	DAR, the


	Darling Buds of May, The


	Data Protection Act, the COMPUTERS


	Daughters of the American Revolution, the


	Davis Cup, the


	Dawes Plan, the


	Day of Atonement, the


	Day of the Triffids, The


	Dayton Accords, the


	DEA, the


	Dead Sea Scrolls, the


	Decameron, the


	Declaration of Independence, the


	Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The


	Defender of the Faith


	Delphic oracle, the


	Democratic Unionist Party, the


	Dennis the Menace


	Department for Education and Skills, the


	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the


	Department for International Development, the


	Department of Defense, the


	Department of Education, the


	Department of Health and Human Services, the


	Department of Health, the


	Department of Housing and Urban Development, the


	Department of Justice, the


	Department of Labor, the


	Department of Motor Vehicles, the


	Department of National Heritage, the


	Department of Social Security, the


	Department of State, the


	Department of the Environment, the


	Department of the Interior, the


	Department of the Interior, the


	Department of Trade and Industry, the


	Department of Transport, the


	Department of Transportation, the


	Depression, the


	Derby, the


	devil nounOCCULT


	Dewey decimal system, the


	DfEE, the


	DfID, the


	DHSS, the


	diamond in the rough noun


	Diary of a Nobody, The


	Diary of Anne Frank, The


	Dictionary of National Biography, The


	Discovery, the


	Disney World


	Dissolution of the Monasteries, the


	Divine Comedy, The


	Divine Office, the


	DNB, the


	DOE, the


	Dolly the sheep


	Domesday Book, The


	Dominican Republic, the


	Dominions, the


	Doomsday Book, The


	Dred Scott Case, the


	Drug Enforcement Administration, the


	Druze noun


	Duchess of Windsor, the


	Duchess of York, the


	Duke of Edinburgh, the


	Duke of Edinburgh's award, the noun


	Duke of Wellington, the


	Duke of Windsor, the


	Duke of York, the


	Dunkirk spirit, the


	Dutch Reformed Church, the


	DVLA, the


	DVLC, the


	dyed-in-the-wool adjective


	East Germany


	East Sea, the


	Easter Rising, the


	Eastern Conference, the


	Eastern Orthodox Church, the


	ECO, the


	Economist, The


	Eden nounCHRISTIANITY


	Edinburgh Festival, the


	eighty numberNUMBERS


	Elephant Man, the


	Elgin Marbles, the


	Elvis


	Elysium


	Emancipation Proclamation, the


	Emerald Isle, the


	Emperor's New Clothes, The


	Employment Act, the


	Encyclopaedia Britannica, the


	English Chamber Orchestra, the


	English National Opera, the


	English Tourist Board, the


	ENO, the


	Environment Agency, the


	Environmental Protection Agency, the


	EPA, the


	Epcot Center, the


	Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, the


	Equal Opportunities Commission, the


	Equal Pay Act, the


	Equal Rights Amendment, the


	ERA, the


	Eric the Red


	ESA, the


	Essex, the Earl of


	Ethelred II


	European Commission, the


	European Community, the


	European Convention on Human Rights, the


	European Court of Human Rights, the


	European Court of Justice, the


	European Cup, the


	European Cupwinners' Cup, the


	European Masters, the


	European Open, the


	European Parliament, the


	European Space Agency, the


	Eurovision Song Contest, the


	Evening Standard, The


	Express, The


	FA Cup, the


	FAA, the


	Faeroe Islands, the


	Falklands


	Falklands War, the


	Family Planning Association, the


	Famous Five, the


	FAO, the


	Far From the Madding Crowd


	Far Side, The


	Farnborough Air Show, the


	Faroe Islands, the


	Fastnet, the


	Fates, the


	Father of the Church


	FCC, the


	FCO, the


	FDA, the


	FDIC, the


	Feast of Weeks, the


	Fed, the 1


	Federal Aviation Administration, the


	Federal Communications Commission, the


	Federal Republic of Germany, the


	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the


	Federal Reserve Bank, the


	Federal Reserve System, the


	Federal Trade Commission, the


	Feeding of the Five Thousand, the


	Felix the Cat


	Female Eunuch, The


	Feminine Mystique, The


	Fens, the


	Field, The


	Fifth Amendment, the


	fifty numberNUMBERS CURRENCIES


	Final Solution, the


	Financial Times Index, the


	Financial Times, the


	Fire of London, the


	First Amendment, the


	first-past-the-post adjective


	Flat Earth Society, the


	Flight into Egypt, the


	Flintstones, The


	Flood, the


	fly-on-the-wall adjectiveTELEVISION AND RADIO


	Flying Dutchman, The


	Flying Scotsman, The


	Folies-Bergère, the


	follow-my-leader nounGAMES


	Food and Agriculture Organization, the


	Food and Drug Administration, the


	Football Association, the


	Football League, the


	Footsie, the


	Foreign Legion, the


	Foreign Service, the


	Forest Service, the


	Forestry Commission, the


	Fortean Times, the


	Fortune 500, the


	forty numberNUMBERS


	Forty Thieves, the


	Forty-five, the


	Founding Fathers, the


	Fountain of Youth, the


	Four Freedoms, the


	Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the


	Four Seasons, The


	Fourteenth Amendment, the


	Fox and the Grapes, The


	FPA, the


	FRB, the


	Free Church of Scotland, the


	Free French, the


	Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the


	French and Indian War, the


	French Revolution, the


	French Riviera


	Friends of the Earth


	fringe 1 nounHAIR AND BEAUTY


	Fringe, the


	Frog Prince, The


	FT 100 Share Index, the


	FT Index, the


	FT, the


	FTC, the


	Fungus the Bogeyman


	Furies, The


	Galilee, the Sea of


	Gambia, the


	Garda, the noun


	Garter, the Order of the


	Gator Bowl, the


	Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir


	Gemini Program, the


	General Assembly, the


	General Medical Council, the


	General Synod, the


	Geneva Convention, the


	George Cross, the


	George Medal, the


	German Democratic Republic, the


	Gettysburg Address, the


	Ginger Man, The


	GLA, the


	Glasgow Herald, The


	Glorious Revolution, the


	Glorious Twelfth, the


	GMC, the


	Gnostic Gospels, the


	God Save the Queen


	Godfather, The


	Gold Cup, the


	Golden Glove Awards, the


	Golden Gloves, the


	Golden Rule, The


	Gone with the Wind


	Good Shepherd, the


	Gordon Highlanders, the


	Governor of the Bank of England, the


	GPO, the


	Graces, The


	Grampians, the


	Grand National, the


	Grand Old Duke of York, the


	Grand Ole Opry, the


	Grapes of Wrath, The


	Great Depression, the


	Great Exhibition, the


	Great Fire of London, the


	Great Gatsby, The


	Great Leap Forward, the


	Great Seal of the United States, the


	Great Smoky Mountains


	Great Train Robbery, the


	Great War, the


	Greater London Authority, the


	Greek Orthodox Church, the


	Green Berets, the


	Green Jackets, the


	Green Party, the


	Grey Cup, the


	Grim Reaper, the


	Group of Eight, the


	Group of Seven, the


	Group Theatre, the


	Guardian, The


	Guards, the


	Guinness Book of Records, The


	Gulf War, the


	Gunpowder Plot, the


	Gurkhas, the


	Gutenberg Bible, the


	Hail to the Chief


	Hallelujah Chorus, the


	Hammers, the


	Hang Seng Index, the


	Hanseatic League, the


	Hardy Boys, the


	Hare and the Tortoise, The


	Harlem Globetrotters, the


	Haywain, the


	Headless Horseman, the


	Health and Safety at Work Act, the


	Health and Safety Executive, the


	Health Service, the


	Help the Aged


	Helsinki Accords, the


	Hemlock Society, the


	Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, the


	Herald, The


	Herald Tribune, The


	Here Comes the Bride


	Heysel Stadium Disaster, the


	High Court of Justiciary, the


	Hillsborough


	Hirshorn


	Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, The


	Hobbit, The


	Holbein, Hans


	hole-in-the-wall nounBANKING


	Holly and the Ivy, The


	Holy Roman Empire, the


	Home on the Range


	Horse Guards, the


	Horse of the Year Show, the


	Hound of the Baskervilles, The


	House that Jack Built, The


	House Un-American Activities Committee, the


	Household Cavalry, the


	Howard League for Penal Reform, the


	HSE, the


	HUAC, the


	Hubble Telescope, the


	Hudson River School, the


	Human Genome Project, the


	Humane Society, the


	Hunchback of Notre Dame, The


	Hundred Years War, the


	I Ching, The


	Ideal Home Exhibition, the


	Ides of March, the


	Iliad, The


	ILO, the


	Immaculate Conception, the


	Immigration and Naturalization Service, the


	Immortal Memory, The


	Imperial War Museum, the


	Importance of Being Earnest, The


	In the Bleak Mid-Winter


	Incredible Hulk, the


	Independent, the


	Indian Mutiny, the


	Indian Wars, the


	INLA, the


	Inner Temple, the


	Inns of Court, the


	INS, the


	International Brigade, the


	International Court of Justice, the


	International Herald Tribune, The


	International Labour Organization, the


	Interstate Commerce Commission, the


	Irangate


	Irish Guards, the


	Irish National Liberation Army, the


	Irish Republic, the


	Irish Republican Army, the


	Iron Duke, the


	Iron Lady, the


	ITC, the


	Ivan the Terrible


	Jack and the Beanstalk


	Jack the Lad noun


	Jack the Ripper


	jack-in-the-box nounTOYS


	Jackson, the Reverend Jesse


	Jacobite Rising, the


	Japan, the Sea of


	Jerusalem Bible, the


	Joad family, the


	Jockey Club, the


	John Birch Society, the


	John the Baptist, Saint


	Joint Chiefs of Staff, the


	Jordan 2


	Joy of Cooking, The


	judgment day nounCHRISTIANITY


	Julian calendar, the


	Jungle Book, The


	Just William books, the


	Justice of the Peace nounLAW


	Kaiser, the


	Kama Sutra, the


	Kellogg Pact, the


	Kells, The Book of


	Kennel Club, the


	Kentucky Derby, the


	Kermit


	Keystone Kops, the


	Khmer Republic, the


	Khmer Rouge, the


	Killing Fields, The


	King James Bible, the


	King of the Jews


	King, The


	King's Bench, the


	Kiwanis, the


	Knesset, the


	Knights of the Round Table, the


	Knights Templars, the


	Kon-Tiki expedition, the


	Korean War, the


	Lady and the Tramp


	Lady of the Lake, the


	Lady of the Lamp, the


	Lady, The


	Lamb of God, the


	Lambeth Conference, the


	Lambeth Walk, The


	Lancet, the


	Last Night of the Proms, the


	Last of the Mohicans, The


	Last Supper, the


	Late Summer Holiday, the


	Laughing Cavalier, The


	law nounCRIME AND LAW LAW


	Law of Moses, the


	Law Society, the


	Leader of the House, the


	Leader of the Opposition, the


	League against Cruel Sports, the


	League of Nations, the


	League of Women Voters, the


	Lebanon


	Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The


	Levellers, the


	Liberty Bell, the


	Library of Congress, the


	Life Guards, the


	Light Brigade, the


	Likud, the


	lily of the valley nounGARDENING PLANTS


	Lincoln Center


	Lindisfarne Gospels, the


	Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The


	Lions, the


	Little House on the Prairie


	Little Mermaid, The


	Little Red Book, The


	Loch Ness Monster, the


	London Assembly, the


	London Bankers' Clearing House, the


	London Blitz, the


	London Coliseum, the


	London Marathon, the


	London Philharmonic Orchestra, the


	London School of Economics, the


	London Season, the


	London Symphony Orchestra, the


	London University


	Long March, the


	Lonsdale Belt, the


	Loop, the


	Lord Advocate, the


	Lord Chamberlain, the


	Lord Chancellor, the


	Lord Chancellor's Department, the


	Lord Chief Justice, the


	Lord is my Shepherd, The


	Lord Lieutenant, the noun


	Lord Mayor's Banquet, the


	Lord Mayor's Show, the


	Lord of Misrule, the


	Lord of the Flies


	Lord of the Rings, The


	Lord Privy Seal, the


	Lord's Supper, the


	Lords Spiritual, the


	Lords Temporal, the


	Lords, the


	Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, the


	Los Angeles Times, The


	Lost Generation, the


	Lotto, the


	Low Countries, the


	Lower East Side


	LPO, the


	LSO, the


	Luftwaffe, the


	Lumière Brothers, the


	Lusitania, the


	M'Naghten Rules, the


	Mabinogion, The


	Mac the Knife


	Mad Hatter, the


	Maginot Line, the


	Mahdi, the


	Maid of Orleans, the


	Mail on Sunday, The


	Mail, The


	Make-A-Wish Foundation, the


	Maldives, the


	Malvern Hills


	Man Booker Prize, the noun


	Man in the Iron Mask, the


	Man, the Isle of


	Man With No Name, The


	Manhattan Project, the


	March Hare, the


	March of Dimes, the


	Marie Celeste, the


	Marriage of Figaro, The


	Marshal of the Royal Air Force


	Marshall Plan, the


	Marshalsea, the


	Marx Brothers, the


	Mary Rose, The


	Masora, the


	Massacre of the Innocents, the


	Master of the Rolls


	Masters Tournament, the


	Mau Mau, the


	Mayflower, the


	Mayo Clinic, the


	Mazarin Bible, the


	MCC, the


	McNaughten Rules, the


	meanwhile adverb


	measles nounILLNESS AND DISABILITY


	Medical Research Council, the


	Medici, the


	Mendip Hills


	Merchant of Venice, The


	Mercury program, the


	Merry Monarch, the


	Merry Wives of Windsor, The


	Met Office, the


	Meteorological Office, the


	Metropolitan Opera, the


	Mexican War, the


	Middle Temple, the


	middle-of-the-road adjective


	Mikado, The


	Mill on the Floss, The


	Ministry of Defence, the


	Minnie the Minx


	Minotaur, the


	Miranda decision, the


	Mirror, The


	Mishnah, the


	Miss America Pageant, the


	Mock Turtle, the


	Mojave Desert


	Molly Maguires, the


	Mona Lisa, the


	Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the


	Monroe Doctrine, the


	Monster Raving Loony Party, the


	Montagues, the


	Monte Cristo, the Count of


	Moors Murderers, the


	Moral Majority, the


	Mosaic Law


	Moulin Rouge, the


	Mousetrap, The


	MPAA, the


	Mull


	mumps nounILLNESS AND DISABILITY


	Munich Agreement, the


	Muppets, The


	Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The


	Muscular Dystrophy Association, the


	Museum of the Moving Image, the


	Mutiny on the Bounty, The


	My Lai massacre, the


	Mystery of Edwin Drood, The


	Naked Ape, The


	Napoleonic Wars, the


	Nat-West Trophy, the


	Nation of Islam, the


	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People


	National Cancer Institute, the


	National Childbirth Trust, the


	National Conference, the


	National Easter Seal Society, the


	National Education Association, the


	National Endowment for the Arts


	National Endowment for the Humanities, the


	National Enquirer, The


	National Farmers Union, the


	National Film Theatre, the


	National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities