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Glamour, (AmE also) glamor / ˈɡlæmər / || / ˈɡlæmə(r)/

Ox plural oxen [countable]

1 a bull whose sex organs have been removed, often used for working on farms.

Perch

1 be perched on/above etc something

To be in a position on top of something or on the edge of something:

A house perched on a cliff above the town

Diagram / ˈdaɪəɡræm/

Island / ˈaɪlənd/

Triangle / ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl/

Hide [countable]

1 British English a place from which you can watch animals or birds without being seen by them [= blind American English]

2 an animal's skin, especially when it has been removed to be used for leather:

ox hide gloves

Aegean /ɪˈdʒiːən/

Diagram / ˈdaɪəɡræm/

Half ¹ / hɑːf/

Horizontal ¹ /ˌhɒrɪˈzɒntlʲ/

Vertical / ˈvɜːtɪkəl/

Circle ¹ / ˈsɜːkəl/

Quarter ¹ / ˈkwɔːrtər / || / ˈkwɔːtə(r)/

Medieval / ˈmiːdiˈiːvəl/

Asia /ˈeɪʃə/

Nile /naɪl/

Accurate /ˈækjərət/

Mountain / ˈmaʊntnʲ / || / ˈmaʊntɪn/

In the North, south, north-east…

On the north coast

Articles in English

I work in a Language School (sth singular mentioned for the 1^st time), the Language School in Alcantarilla (sth mentioned before). The Language School is a good place to learn a language (sth unique and clear in context). Language Schools can be found all over Spain (no article used to talk about things in general)

- The Iberian Peninsula, the Red/ Black Sea, The Nile, The world…

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- The Aegean, the Mediterranean (Sea),

…

- Shem, Japheth, Ham, …

- Mount Ararat, …

- Asia, Africa, Europe,…

Rules:

1) Continents - no article; e.g. Asia, Europe

2) Countries - one word names = no article; e.g. China

    With political descriptions use articles; e.g. The People's Republic of China, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

    With plurals use "the"; e.g. the Philippines

    With compass directions do not use 'The'; e.g. North Korea

3) Cities, towns and villages - no articles; e.g. Beijing, Kowloon.

4) Islands - single islands = no article; e.g. Lantau, Hong Kong Island

    Islands - groups of islands = "the" + plural; e.g. the Dao Yu Islands, the Spratleys

5) Mountains - single mountains = no article; e.g. Yellow Mountain, Mount Everest

     Mountain ranges = "the" + plural; e.g. the Himalayas

6) Lakes - usually no articles; e.g. Lake Superior (exception: The West Lake, "West" is an adjective)

7) Other Water features - use "the"; e.g. the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea, the Pearl River.

The definite article with geographic names

Names of countries which are collective, plural or post-modified take the definite article.

The United Kingdom

The Netherlands

The USA

The Republic of Ireland

The Czech Republic

The People’s Republic of China

Water bodies

The (River) Tisza

The Mississippi (River)

The (English) Channel

The Panama Canal

The Atlantic (Ocean)

the Pacific (Ocean)

Deserts

The Gobi (Desert)

The Sahara (Desert)

The Mojave Desert

Mountain ranges

The High Tatras

The Alps

The Rocky Mountains

The Chocolate Mountains

Points of the compass

The North

The South

The East

The West

The South Pole

The North Pole

She lives in the south of Italy.

Geoffrey is going to the Far East next spring.

But:

North America

Go west, young man!

Some constellations and other heavenly bodies

The Big Dipper

The Pleiades

The Cigar Galaxy (M82)

The Crab Nebula

But:

Orion

Cassiopeia