Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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Used before a noun phrase, including a simple noun — The definite grammatical article that shows that the noun phrase that immediately follows it is definitely identifiable... — ...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter.
A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. — Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.
Expressing distance or motion. — Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
The first numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.
The ninth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called i and written in the Latin script.
Used in phrases with existential there (also here and where) when the semantic subject is plural.
Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.
Against.
The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
to possess or hold something
In, near, or in the general vicinity of (a particular place).
Near or next to.
Apart from, except (for), excluding.
Used to indicate source or provenance.
First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English. — Belonging to me.
Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true.
Two or more people including or consisting of the speaker(s)/writer(s). — Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.)
Form of a (all article senses). — Used before a vowel sound.
Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).
Belonging to him.
The first-person singular, as the object (of a verb, preposition, etc). — As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.
Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
Similar.
A person who is poor or disadvantaged
Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
Additional; further.
Not any.
Used to form the past perfect tense, expressing an action that took place prior to a reference point that is itself in the past.
Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).
What, of those mentioned or implied.
used to express possibility or potential
Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
To what degree or extent.
A certain number (multiple but not all).
In addition; besides; as well; further; too.
Present; current.
See other (determiner) below.
Belonging to it.
Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
Of a person or an animal: — Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
Alone in a category.
Behind; later in time; following.
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object. — With dative effect or as an indirect object.
To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
To even the slightest extent, at all.
At that time.
conditional of can — Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).