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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
blaze
Noun
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A blaze is a fire that makes a lot of flames and light.
The fire was a big blaze that could not be put out.
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A blaze can be a mark that looks like a fire.
blaze
Verb
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To be on fire or making a lot of flames and light.
The fire blazed out of control.
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To shine like a light.
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To make or cut a route.
The ranger blazed a path that the rest of us could follow.
in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
northern
Adjective
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If something is northern, it is in, from, or about the north.
We couldn't go south, so we looked for a more northern route.
The birds are found from the Missouri River west to the Rocky Mountains and from southern Canada to northern Mexico.
Once the Soviet Union fell, Iran's northern borders became peaceful.
Almost every forest in the Northern Hemisphere has been logged.
Rock River runs along the northern edge of town.
sky
Noun
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The sky is what you see when you look up when you're not inside. It's blue with clouds in it. At night it's black with stars in it.
The night sky was full of stars.