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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.
prayer
Noun
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A prayer is when a person tries to communicate with a god he believes in and make requests for help to the god or give him devotion and praise.
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.
Owen
Proper noun
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Owen is a male given name.
Owen is working on a report.
meany
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noun
(= meanie)
a person of mean disposition
Meany
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noun
United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)