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Meaning of the boy with the thorn in his side

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

the

Pronunciation:/ði//ði//ˈðiː//ði/

adverb

Definitions

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
Example: It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it.
With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none. See none the.
Example: I'm much the wiser for having had a difficult time like that.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the

the

Pronunciation:/ði//ði//ˈðiː//ði/

preposition

Definitions

For each; per.
Example: valued at half a pound the bushel; paying seven dollars the year interest

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the