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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.
man
Noun
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A man is a male human.
He was a young man with blue eyes.
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A human being of either sex; a person.
God cares for all races and all man
God made man in his own image
Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true
man
Interjection
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You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.
Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
all
Determinative
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All of something is 100% of it, or the entire amount.
Well you could stay in bed all day on Friday. And I could take the kids to school.
You know, you can't see all of the moon.
"There was a problem." "Yes, I know all about it."
No! You did it all wrong.
Can you tell me all this tomorrow?
I think we all know we have to change.
The shirt is almost all white.
Is that all you can do?
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All of some things is 100% of them, or every one.
And then you can go and tell all your friends about it.
We have over two hundred men, but not all of them had the problem.
all
Noun
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If you give your all, you give 100% of your energy, attention, etc.
season
Noun
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A season is a particular time of year with a particular kind of weather, usually spring, summer, fall, and winter, or rainy season and dry season.
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A season is a particular time of year when certain activities happen.
The theatrical season lasts from early autumn to late spring.
Taite was out for much of last season after injuring his ankle in the season opener.
The holiday shopping season, which begins in November, is always a busy time for the shops.
Ear infections most commonly occur in the winter cold and flu season.
The Ravens had sold all but 850 of their 57,000 season tickets for this season in Memorial Stadium.
Maine's hunting season ends the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Your apple harvest season can stretch as long as three or four months.
She said this week traditionally is one of the busiest in the tourist season, when 100,000 visitors usually come here.
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A cycle or set of episodes of a television show.
Victoria justice wasn't on "Zoey 101", until the second season.
Season one of "glee" was better in my opinion.
The television show "glee" had only six seasons.
season
Verb
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If you season food, you add salt, or other spices to it.
Place meat in the bottom of a large oven-safe dish, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper.