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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.
house
Noun
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A house is a building that one family lives in.
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House is a type of music.
house
Verb
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If you house someone or something, you give them a home.
The building houses a research centre and a school.
During the storm they were housed in the local school's gym.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
pomegranate
Noun
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A small tree, that gives fruit called pomegranates.
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A fruit with seeds that are covered in red jelly.