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I
Pronoun
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The person who is speaking or writing
I am writing this, and you are reading it.
I
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
I
Symbol
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A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").
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The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.
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The symbol for electrical current.
I
Number
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This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.
i
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
can
Verb
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If someone can do something, they are able to do it.
Most birds can fly.
Can you speak English?
I can't see it. It's too small.
"Can you come?" "Yes, I think I can."
This is a service that anyone can easily afford.
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If someone can do something, they are allowed to do it.
You can't smoke here.
Can I go now?
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You use can to ask somebody to do something (if you know the person well).
Can you open the door for me, please?
Can I have the salt, please?
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If something can happen, it is possible.
It's so small that it can't be seen.
There can't be any difference.
Can the plan work?
That can't be right.
Imagine how bad it can get.
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If someone tells you something can't happen, they think it's not a good idea.
You just can't keep smoking.
You can't think things are going to get better.
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If something can happen, it happens sometimes.
I can get really busy here on weekends.
Her classes can be really interesting or really boring.
can
Verb
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If someone cans something, they put in a can or jar to keep for a long time.
We canned the peas for the winter.
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If someone cans something, they stop working on it.
The idea was canned.
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If someone gets canned they have lost their job.
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If you tell someone to can it, you want them to stop talking.
Can it, would you? I'm trying to watch TV.
can
Noun
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A can is a metal container, usually for holding food or drink.
I drink cola from a can.
hoops come in a can.
help
Verb
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If you help another person do something, you do things to make it easier for them to do the thing, or you do part of it for them.
Will you please help me wash the dishes?
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If you can't help doing something or can't help but do it, you cannot avoid it. You do it even without wanting or planning to.
When I look at the class, I can not help feeling that something has gone wrong.
They agreed that it was good, but I can't help wondering, "good for who?"
help
Noun
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Help is the act of helping.
Will you please give me some help? This is hard for just one person to do.
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The help is people who work in a home cooking, cleaning, etc.
The help arrives as 9 o' clock.
you
Pronoun
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Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun.
You are my best friend.
Can I go to the shops with you?
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Used to talk about anyone.
You have to be 18 years old to see that film.
She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.
you
Determinative
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Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.
You guys can leave now.
understand
Verb
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To hear and then fully know what was said, know enough to do it. To know the meaning of something.
He understood what I said to him.
She didn't understand. She thought I meant the meeting was today.
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.
whole
Adjective
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Whole is used to describe every part of an object.
I ate the whole meal, leaving nothing left.
whole
Noun
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The whole of something means the entire part of it.
The whole of the Middle East is pretty messy at the moment.
sentence
Noun
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In grammar, a sentence is a group of words that follow normal grammar rules, and that, in writing, begins with a capital letter and ends with a period '.', question mark '?', or exclamation mark '!'. Usually a sentence has a subject, verb, and object.
The first sentence in the Jewish holy book is, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
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In law, a sentence is the punishment that a judge gives to a criminal.
He received a 15-year sentence for the murder of his friend.
sentence
Verb
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If a judge sentences someone, they decide on a punishment for a crime.
He was sentenced to 15 years in jail for the murder of his friend.