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sorry
Adjective
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You say "I'm sorry" when you have done something wrong and you feel bad.
I'm sorry that I lost your jacket last night.
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.
place
Noun
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A place is a point in space: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.
It's nice to see the whole family together in one place.
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A place is an open space, courtyard, or marketplace.
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A place is a group of houses.
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A place is an area of land.
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A place is someones' frame of mind.
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A place is an area for someone to sit at.
We would like to sit at that table because it has three places open.
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A place is a role or position; it is a station.
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A place is the position in which you finish a competition in.
She finished the poker tournament in fifth place.
place
Verb
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If you place something somewhere, you put it in a certain spot.
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If you place, you earn a given spot in a competition.
She finished the poker tournament in fifth place.
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If you place something somewhere, you remember the last time you encountered it.
She placed the last time we met each other at.
is
Verb
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A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else.
He is late for class.
Is it hot in here?
such
Adjective
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Such a thing is that same kind of thing that was mentioned before.
There are times when the father is unknown. One such case happened recently.
My son had a party. You've never seen such a nice group of kids.
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.
mess
Noun
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A mess is a dirty or untidy place or situation.
Your room is such a mess! You're not leaving the house until you clean it up!
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A mess is a number of people who eat together.
mess
Verb
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If you mess, you take meals with a mess.
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If you mess, you eat with others.