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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't
Verb
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A short way to say cannot:
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#If you can't do something, you are not able to do that thing.
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#If you can't do something, you are not allowed to do that thing.
make
Verb
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If you make something, you create it.
He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture.
They made a petition to the governor.
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If you make your bed, you arrange it.
Félix makes his bed every morning.
it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers
before
Preposition
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If mathx/math happens before mathy/math, mathx/math happens first and mathy/math happens second.
He worked in a gas station before he became famous.
Put out the fire before the house burns down.
I have not been there before.
She finished before me.
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in front of something
She stood before him, looking into his eyes.
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until
It took a few moments before I realized that she was joking.
nine
Determinative
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(ordinal ninth) Nine is the number that is after eight and before ten. It can be written as 9.
Children study in school about nine months a year.
nine
Noun
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The number 9.
Ten minus one is nine.