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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.
nod
Verb
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If you nod, then you move your head up and down to say that you agree with something.
I asked him if he wanted an ice cream, and he nodded in agreement.
nod
Noun
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A nod is when someone moves their head up and down to agree with something or say "yes".
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
a
Determinative
—
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
—
A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
—
In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
wink
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verb
signal by winking
She winked at him
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verb
(= flash)
gleam or glow intermittently
The lights were flashing
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verb
(= blink)
briefly shut the eyes
The TV announcer never seems to blink
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noun
(= flash)
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
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verb
(= blink, blink away)
force to go away by blinking
blink away tears
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noun
closing one eye quickly as a signal
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noun
(= blink)
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly