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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.
scanner
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noun
someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
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noun
a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
they used scanners to monitor police radio channels
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noun
a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
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noun
an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
darkly
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adverb
without light
the river was sliding darkly under the mist
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adverb
in a dark glowering menacing manner
he stared darkly at her