D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

The

/(t͟hē)/ · IPA /ðə/
01 v. i. See Thee.
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    See Thee.[Obs.] See: Thee
02 definite article. A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
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    A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
03 adv. 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…
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    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.