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Noun 'signals' are the articles a, an, and the that precede a noun. The indefinite articles a and an precede a non-specific noun, signaling that the noun is any of that person, place, or thing. The definite article the precedes a specific noun, signaling a noun is specifically this person, place, or thing. For example:

We saw a robin and an oriole. It wasn't a particular robin or oriole, just any robin or oriole.

We saw the robin and the oriole. These were birds that the speakers are familiar with, perhaps birds seen frequently in their yard or visiting a particular feeder, birds that they have seen and mentioned before.

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