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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.
dog
Noun
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A dog is a domestic mammal, related to wolves and foxes, that is often kept as a pet.
My pet dog is called "Rover".
dog
Verb
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If you dog someone, you follow them while being annoying.
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If you dog something or someone, you follow them to try to catch them.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
Flanders
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noun
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands