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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.
DE
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noun
(= Delaware)
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
portobello
noun
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mature form of the crimini mushroom
Portobello
properNoun
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An area in Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755).
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A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9597).
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A coastal suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3073).
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A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
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A village on Otago Harbour, South Island, New Zealand.