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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.
cannot
Verb
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If you cannot do something, you are not able to do that thing.
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If you cannot do something, you are not allowed to do that thing.
tell
Verb
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When you tell something to someone, you speak to the person about some fact or idea.
He always tells the truth.
I told all of my friends about Wiktionary.
I will not tell anyone
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If you tell, you let a parent, teacher, police officer, etc. know that somebody did something bad.
I'm sorry I hit you. I'll give you a dollar if you don't tell.
If you're lying, your eyes will tell on you.
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.
lie
Verb 1
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If you lie down, your head and whole body are at the same level. You lie down when you want to rest or sleep.
She lay on the bed and went to sleep.
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If something lies somewhere, it is there and it is not moving.
His dirty shirt was lying on the floor and old socks were everywhere.
lie
Verb 2
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If you lie, you say or write something that you know is not true.
"How old are you?" he asked. "Twenty-one," she lied. She was actually eighteen years old. Examples given in the old Webster dictionary says, why do you lie to me vs why do you just lie there. In past tense the word "lier" perceived in the new dictionary does not exist. It has been deleted from context to be depicted as "liar" when in fact they are two different existing words that have two different meanings all together. In example, to be a "lier" is to be a noun in context and to be a "liar" would be as a verb form. One depicts a person or being while the other depicts an action.
lie
Noun
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Something not true, a falsehood, an untruth.
I told a lie.