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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.
tale
Noun
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A tale is a type of story.
Have you read the tale of three pigs?
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
two
Determiner
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The number 2. Two means more than one and less than three.
We have two eyes and two ears.
two
Noun
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The number 2.
One and one is two.
city
Noun
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A city is large area where many people live and work, larger than a town.
Tokyo and New York are two of the world's largest cities.
There's too much crime in the inner city.
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The city is the government that has power over a city.
A city usually builds roads and parks, and keeps them in good shape.
The city has its offices in a building called a city hall.
The mayor asked city council to reduce taxes.
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The city is the people who live in the city.
The city is afraid of the change.