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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.
got
verb
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Expressing obligation.
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(Southern US, with to) must; have (to).
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(Southern US, nonstandard) have
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(Southern US, AAVE, euphemistic, slang) to be murdered
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must, have (to)
here
Preposition
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In this place, the current location.
Why are you looking over there for the book? It's right here.
as
Preposition
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal.
As you know, we need more workers.
I baked the cake as my mother used to.
The room looks just as it did when I was a child.
The speech, as he remembered it, was very powerful.
Interesting as it seems, I don't think I'll get it.
He was as big as a mountain.
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A word that is used to show that two things happened at the same time.
Just as I went out, it started to rain.
We sleep as the world turns in darkness.
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A word that is used to show why something happens.
As I couldn't understand French, I didn't watch the film.
as
Adverb
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A word that is used to compare two things that are equal. (Used before adjectives)
You are younger than I am, but nearly as tall.
This is not as good as it was last time.
fast
Adjective
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When you are fast, you can move a in very short time.
The horse ran very fast.
fast
Verb
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You fast when you don't eat for a long time.
In many religions people fast for a day or more.
fast
Noun
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A fast is an act of not eating for a period of time.
He was very hungry after the fast.
could
Verb
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If you could do something, you were able to do it.
When I was younger, I could run a five-minute mile.
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If you could something, but you don't know if you want to, you have the option of doing do it.
She could do her math or go to the game.