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I Pronoun

— The person who is speaking or writing I am writing this, and you are reading it.

I Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

I Symbol

— A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first"). — The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements. — The symbol for electrical current.

I Number

— This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.

i Noun

— The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.

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see Verb

— You see something when you look at it with your eyes. She turned her head up and saw clouds in the sky. I can't see the words in this book because the writing is too small and I don't have my glasses.

see Noun

— A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, an archbishop or a cardinal — The office of a bishop or archbishop or cardinal. Venice is the see of a cardinal. The Pope is the bishop of the see of Rome.

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what Pronoun

— What is used to ask for information about things. What did you see? What do you mean? — What is used to add a clause with more information. I don't know what you mean. I'll tell you what to do. I'll see what I can do to help. — What is used when you want to describe something instead of naming it. Take what you can find. Can I see what you did? I could change it if that's what you want.

what Determinative

— What is used to ask about the member(s) of a group. What book did you buy? — What is used to add a clause to identify the member(s) of a group. I don't know what problems you mean. I'll tell you what button to push. I'll see what food I can give.

what Adjective

— used to show that you feel strongly about something. What a great book this is!

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you Pronoun

— 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? — 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

— Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to. You guys can leave now.

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mean Verb

— A word means something when the word expresses the same idea as the other something. Slay means kill. Both of them mean to make dead.

mean Adjective

— When you are a mean person, you are not nice. The boys who hit you were very mean.

mean Noun

— The mean is a measure of the average of a list of numbers. The sum total of the numbers divided by how many numbers in the list. The mean of the numbers 2,3,4 is 3. (2+3+4)/3 = 9/3 = 3.

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but Coordinator

— You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same. I would take you there, but I do not have my car. The changes were small but important. "Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish." It says this not in words but in pictures. — You use but to change the topic. I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now. And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.

but Preposition

— except He ate everything but the meat. Any day but tomorrow would be fine. I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.

but Adverb

— only There is but one sun and one earth to live on.

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