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confession
Noun
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A confession is when someone admits to doing something.
He gave a confession about the problem.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
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.
dance
Verb
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If you dance, you move your body to music.
He danced with the princess to the music of Mozart.
The performers danced and sang.
dance
Noun
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Dance is body movement done to music.
He has an interesting dance he does while listening to that song.
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A dance is an event where people come together to dance.
Are you going to the dance?
floor
Noun
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The floor is the flat part at the bottom of a room. People stand on the floor.
Don't drop your milk on the floor.
The children are sitting on the floor to play.
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A floor is a level of a building.
To get to room 302 you have to go up three floors.