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Pronunciation: thē, when emphatic or alone; thė, obscure before a vowel; the, obscure before a consonant; 37

v. i.	1.	See Thee.
definite a	1.	A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
adv.	1.	By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; - used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform. So much the rather thou, Celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate. - Milton.