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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.
lord
Noun
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A lord is a person who has authority over others; a ruler.
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A Lord is a title given by a king or queen.
The royals are sailing with friends Lord and Lady Romsey and their two children.
The lords of the house will arrive later.
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Lord is a title of respect used with mayors, judges, etc.
The lord mayor will be giving a speech at 12:30.
lord
Verb
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To lord means to act like a lord.
from
Preposition
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When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it.
I got a gift from my grandmother today.
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When someone is from a place, that's where they started.
I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province.
Sorry I'm late. I just came from school.
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You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time.
Saturn is far from earth.
School is 5km from my home.
The year 2515 is a long time from now.
planet
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noun
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction
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noun
(= satellite)
a person who follows or serves another
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noun
any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
earth
Noun
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Some soil.
I planted some roses in this patch of earth.
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Anything made up mostly of rock, sand or soil.
Here is some earth.
There is earth in this box.
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Earth is the third planet from the sun, where we live.
The Earth is a planet.
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A planet, especially one like Earth.
He came from a different earth.
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One of the four classical elements.
Earth is dry and hot.
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One of the five Taoist elements.
Earth
Proper Noun
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The planet on which we live - the third planet of the Solar System.
The moon goes around the Earth.