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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.
short
Adjective
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
I can't reach the table because I'm too short.
The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
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If something is short then it takes a little time.
view
Noun
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The act of seeing.
He had a view of the fight.
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Something you can see, vista.
My window has a great view of the ocean.
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Belief or opinion on a topic.
They had a narrow view on marriage.
view
Verb
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To think of in a certain way; consider.
I view your changes with suspicion.
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To look at or examine.
He views movies for content.
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To watch or observe.
They viewed the rescue from the street.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
immorality
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noun
the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct
the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction
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noun
(= evil)
morally objectionable behavior
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.
profaneness
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noun
an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
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noun
unholiness by virtue of being profane
English
Proper noun
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English is a language spoken by around 800 million people. The main places where English is spoken include:
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The United States of America
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The United Kingdom
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India, Pakistan, Australia and all the other countries of the old British Empire.
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The English refers to the people who live in England.
The English have spread all over the world.
English
Adjective
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Something that is English is related to England, its people or its culture.
I prefer the English accent.
I am English.
stage
Noun
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a high floor where some people perform while other people watch
The actors performed on the stage while the audience watched.
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a vehicle, especially a horse-drawn coach, usually stagecoach
The stage arrived in Dodge City with Lola Montez on board.
We took a ride on the stagecoach at the amusement park.
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a phase or level
The first stage in our trip to the moon will be the blast off.
Have you completed the first stage in your training?
stage
Verb
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to put or "mount" a work on the stage
This producer stages shows around the world.
The producers will stage the new musical in New York, London, and Toronto.
The show was staged in Montreal before it opened in New York.
Producers are staging the show in several cities.