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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.
musical
Adjective
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If something is musical it makes music or is about music.
A drum is a musical instrument.
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If a person is musical, they are good at making music or often make music.
My cousin is very musical and can play many songs and musical instruments.
musical
Noun
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A musical is a theatrical production with music, dance, and spoken words.
My favorite musical is "Wicked".
Busby Berkley's old-time Hollywood movie musicals are classics.
Tom and Jerry honeymooned in New York City and bought tickets for three Broadway musicals.
joke
Noun
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If you tell a joke, you say something to make people laugh.
Trevor's joke about the boring lexicographer was too funny.
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If something is a joke, it is not considered seriously.
Don't listen to Joseph. He's a joke. Nobody pays any attention to him.
joke
Verb
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When you joke about something, you say something funny that you don't really mean.
Everyone joked about how bad his tennis was.
I wasn't joking about burning my shoes.
Because I have a dog, I joke with my friends about their boring cats.
The coach joked that he would fire his whole team.
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You say "you must be joking" when somebody tells you something that's very hard to believe.
"She's forty three." "Forty three?! You must be joking. She looks like she's sixteen."