1.37 things that are unique

Some singular nouns refer to one specific thing and therefore are used with 'the'. Some of these nouns, in fact, refer to something of which there is only one in the world.

• There were huge cracks in the ground.
• The moon had not yet reached my window.
• Burning tanks threw great spirals of smoke into the air.
• He's always thinking about the past and worrying about the future.