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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.
train
Noun
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A long vehicle with many cars that are joined together. A train runs on a track.
I took the train from Paris to Frankfurt.
train
Verb
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If you train someone, you teach them a particular skill.
In school we had computer training and sex education.