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Linux
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noun
an open-source version of the UNIX operating system
from
Preposition
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When something is from someone, the person gave or sent it.
I got a gift from my grandmother today.
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When someone is from a place, that's where they started.
I am Chinese. I come from Hunan province.
Sorry I'm late. I just came from school.
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You use from to talk about distances between thing in space or time.
Saturn is far from earth.
School is 5km from my home.
The year 2515 is a long time from now.
scratch
Noun
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A scratch is a mark made by a sharp object against another object.
I found a scratch on my car, so I had to get paint to cover it.
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If something is made from scratch, then it was made without anything that existed or was prepared before.
It took us all afternoon to make the pizzas from scratch.
scratch
Verb
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If you scratch you use a sharp object to make a mark on another object.
I scratched my back as it felt very itchy.