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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.
trip
Noun
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A trip is a journey to a place
Let us go on a trip to John Doe Mountain. I have not been there in a while.
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A trip is when a person stumbles over something.
He broke his wrist after that nasty trip.
trip
Verb
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When a person trips, he stumbles over something.
Be careful of all the books on the floor. You do not want to trip.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
way
Noun
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A way is how someone does something.
The committee made a good decision about which way to make the machine.
One way to cook food is to put it in an oven; another way is with a flame.
I do things my own way.
That way of thinking will not solve the problem.
Farming is a great way of life.
A car crash was the same way my dad died.
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A way is a style.
She dresses that way every day.
I started to see things in a different way.
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A way is a path, a road, or a route; how you get to a certain place.
Do you know the way to the lunch room?
I was on my way to Paris when I got lost.
He went out of his way to bring me the coffee.
It's a long way from where I started.
Could you move your car out of my way?
way
Adverb
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very far
I think that it's way too early to tell what the result will be.
We missed. In fact we were way way off.
down
Preposition
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Toward the earth, away from the sky.
What goes up on earth must fall down.
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Toward the bottom.
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Towards a smaller price, number, amount, etc.
I'm going to buy a computer once prices go down.
down
Noun
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Down is soft feathers or a covering of soft feathers.
That pillow is full of down.