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it
Pronoun
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used to refer to an object without identifying or describing it; the object might have been described earlier in the text.
The house was very big. It had many rooms.
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used to describe the weather
It is very hot today.
I'm staying in because it is raining
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used to describe a situation in general
I don't like it when people tell me to do something.
It is hard to find a job.
it
Abbreviation
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It can be a short way of writing:
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# Italy or Italian
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# Information Technology, the use of computers
taste
Noun
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Taste is the sense linked to the tongue, usually when eating food. The taste is how people can enjoy their food.
The main tastes are sweet, sour, salty and bitter.
Wow, these chicken wings taste really good, I want some more!.
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Someone's taste, is the kind of food, books, clothing, etc. that they like.
She has great taste in clothes, but I don't understand her taste in men.
taste
Verb
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The way something tastes is the sense you get when you put it in your mouth.
This milk tastes strange. I think it's bad.
This meat tastes like chicken. What is it?
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If you taste something, you put it in your mouth to see if you like it.
Here, taste this soup and tell me if it needs more salt.
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.
little
Adjective
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If something is little, its size is not big.
I just ate a tiny little piece of the cake.
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A little while, distance, etc. is not long.
Could you just wait a little while more?
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A little person or animal is young.
Two little boys were fighting on the playground.
little
Determinative
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Little money, room, help, etc. is a small amount of it; not much.
They understood little or no French.
He was busy and had little time for children.
Try to spend as little of your money as possible.
We saw little of her after the first day.
Little is known about the problem.
The building was destroyed leaving little more than rock and glass.
She's a quiet person with little to say about these things.
This has little to do with him and a lot to do with you.
We saved what little was left.
strange
Adjective
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Unusual or odd.
My brother is so strange that he can turn his eyelids inside out.
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unknown.
Gerald saw a strange car parked in his driveway.