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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.
thought
Noun
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When you have a thought, you have an idea or concept in the mind.
I have a thought about the answer to that problem.
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Consideration.
I will give your words some thought.
you
Pronoun
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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?
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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
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Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.
You guys can leave now.
would
Verb
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Would is used to show your past plan or decision.
He said he would be seeing Mr Moi in Bonn on Monday.
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Would is used to show that in the past you expected something to happen.
It would soon be time to go home, but I didn't want to leave.
It looked like it would rain soon.
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Would is used to show that something happened regularly in the past but not now.
Every summer we would go to the lake for a few weeks.
When I was in Ottawa, the snow would be so deep you couldn't walk.
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Would is used to talk about unreal, unlikely, or conditional situations.
You wouldn't like it if you had to see it every day.
If I could choose I would go to bed at about two o'clock in the morning.
I think if he wanted you he would have come to you, don't you?
"mathY/math equals math5x/math. If mathx/math equals two, what would mathY/math be?" "mathY/math would be ten."
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Would is used to ask politely for something.
Would you please explain that to me?
Would you mind if I had a party while you were away?
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Would is used to offer something politely.
Would you like to go out for lunch then?
Would you have some bread?
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Would is used to give advice.
I would go back and talk to him about it.
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Would is used to show that something is typical, usually when you are unhappy about it. In this case, it's always stressed.
He uwould/u come just when we were leaving.
take
Verb
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If you take an action, you do it.
I took a walk with my dog. = I walked with my dog.
I'm going to take a rest. = I'm going to rest.
I go out after I take a shower. = I'll go out after I shower.
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If you take something or someone, you bring them from one place to another.
I don't want this. Can you take it away, please?
My son was sick, so I took him to the doctor.
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If mathx/math takes money, time, etc., you need to use that for mathx/math.
If we go to your house, it will take one hour.
That was fun, and it didn't take too much money.
take
Noun
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A person's take is his view of something.
What is your take on that recent movie? Did you enjoy it?
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A take is the reward or profit you get from doing something.
If help you with this task, I [demand you give me part of your take.
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A take is part of a performance which is recorded without a break.
The director was not happy with the first take, so we had to do it again.
care
Noun
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Care is the act of helping someone, especially sick people, the very young or the very old.
He decided not to seek health care from a hospitals.
We take the kids to child care during the week.
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If you take care of someone, you watch them so that there is no trouble.
You're going to need someone to take care of you when you get older.
We'll be taking real good care of you. I promise.
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If you take care of a problem, you fix it or arrange it.
Don's worry. Pearl and Edward will take care of things.
We go in, do our job, and take care of what we need to take care of.
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You say "Take care!" when you are leaving somebody.
That's it. All right. Jim, good to see you. Take care.
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You say "Take care!" when you want somebody to do something safely.
Go slowly and take care not to touch anything.
Care should be taken when holding eggs.
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Care is the act of keeping something in a good condition.
I'm caring for the house while they're away.
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A Care is a worry, concern, or something that you think about often.
I don't have a care in the world.
care
Verb
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If you don't care about something, you don't think about it often or have a concern for it; it doesn't matter.
I don't care what happens to my car.
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If you care about something, you think it is important.
He only cares about his car.
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If you care for somebody, look after
Young children can learn to care for a pet.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
that
Determiner
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Used to show which thing we are talking about; used with things that are not close to the speaker.
Give me that book, not this one.
Give me that, not this.
That dog is hungry.
that
Subordinator
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used to link a subordinate clause to a main one
You said that you liked me.
Give me the book that I dropped.