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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.
Robinson
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United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
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United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)
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United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)
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English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
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United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
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Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)
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United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)