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not Adverb

— "Not" makes the verb of a sentence have the opposite meaning. I was not there. I am not fat!

not Conjunction

— The item before "not" is more correct or better than the item after "not". I wanted tea, not coffee! Meaning: I wanted tea. I did not want coffee. It's stupid, not funny. Meaning: It is stupid. It is not funny.

not Interjection

— Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning. I like doing lots of boring homework. Not! Meaning: I do not like doing lots of boring homework.

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doing Noun

— A doing refers to something that someone has done, a deed. This mess is your doing.

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very Adverb

— Much; quite. Using very makes the adjective or adverb stronger. He was very young.

very Adjective

— Exact. This man is the very one for the job.

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well Adverb

— In a good way. He washed the table very well, so now it is very clean.

well Noun

— A hole in the ground for getting water or oil. There was no river nearby, so they dug a well to get water.

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at Preposition

— Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position I am at home. Let's meet at the pub! — The time at which something happened or will happen Breakfast is at 9 o'clock. At 5pm we went home. — Indicating something's state At half price! Water boils at high temperatures.

at Symbol

— The @ symbol, used to replace at support@microsoft.com is an email address. Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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moment Noun

— A moment is a very short time. It is not an exact measurement. Geraldine sat on the bed and thought for a moment. He jumped out of the way at the last moment. Don't worry. I'll be back in a moment. I'm sorry. She's on the phone at the moment. Can I ask who's calling? Just a moment, please, Sam. I'm talking to your sister. — importance It was a lie, but one of no great moment.

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