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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.
had
verb
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(auxiliary) Used to form the pluperfect tense, expressing a completed action in the past (with a past participle).
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(auxiliary, now, _, rare) As past subjunctive: would have.
had
adjective
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(informal) Duped.
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(obsolete) Available.
an
Determinative
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An (or a) is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
I just ate an apple.
It is indeed an honor to have met you today.
argument
Noun
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When two or more people are discussing an idea that they do not agree on, they are having an argument. Often arguments are loud or angry.
I thought we should buy the red car. She thought we should buy the blue car. We had an argument about it.
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An argument can be the reasons behind an idea.
An argument for buying a red car is that it would look cooler than a blue one.
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An argument is the independent variable of a function.
with
Preposition
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With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened
I went to school with my brother.
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With is used to describe something added to something else
The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
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With is used to show what thing is used to do something
He hit the nail with a hammer.
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Used to introduce non-finite and verbless clauses.
With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.
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.
colleague
Noun
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A colleague is a person who works together with another person or who does the same kind of work.
I like to talk about the science with my colleagues from the other university.