The Preamble's first-mentioned purpose of the Constitution, to form a more perfect Union, was likewise subjected to misreading by Anti-Federalists. More perfect may strike modern readers as a solecism or as an ambiguous depiction, for perfect is now regarded as an absolute term.
The definition of intact is something that is  complete and that has not been damaged in any way. An example of intact is a 36-piece set of military figures that has not been broken.
Thatâs fundamental, isnât it? So this word âthe,â a word that seems to be supporting a significant portion of the entire weight of our language, what does this word mean? It must mean something, right? We can say, roughly, that âtheâ means the word it is attached to refers to a specific, individual object. When I say âI have the apple,â I mean a certain apple, not just âan appleââany old apple, or âapplesâ in general. But, of course, itâs not quite that easy.