the/thee

the (thē before a vowel; thə before a consonant)

Definite. Article

Used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons or things: the baby; the dress I wore.
Used to indicate uniqueness: the Prince of Wales; the moon.
Used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass: the weather; a wind from the south.
Used as the equivalent of a possessive adjective before names of some parts of the body: grab him by the neck; an infection of the hand.
Used before a noun specifying a field of endeavour: the law; the film industry; the stage.
Used before a proper name, as of a monument or ship: the Alamo; the Titanic.
Used before the plural form of a numeral denoting a specific decade of a century or of a life span: rural life in the Thirties.
Used before a singular noun indicating that the noun is generic: The wolf is an endangered species.
Used before an adjective extending it to signify a class and giving it the function of a noun: the rich; the dead; the homeless.
Used before an absolute adjective: the best we can offer.
Used before a present participle, signifying the action in the abstract: the weaving of rugs.
Used before a noun with the force of per: cherries at $1.50 the box.

Adverb

Because of that. Used before a comparative: thinks the worse of you after this mistake.
To that extent; by that much: the sooner the better.
Beyond any other: enjoyed reading the most.

thee (thē)

Pronoun

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