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a Determinative

— 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

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

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customer Noun

— A customer is a person who pays money for goods or services. The restaurant had to close because there weren't enough customers.

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car Noun

— A car is a small passenger vehicle with four wheels, moved by an engine. I just drive around in my car all day. The garage was full so she parked her poor little car on the street. Three fire trucks and two police cars arrived at the scene of the car accident. Tony got in the driver's seat and started the car. We flew into Miami and got a rental car. Her son crashed the family car, but nobody was hurt. Sheldon had offered to buy Nicki a used car, a Honda or Toyota, something reliable. They stopped us at a red light and stole our car. Us kids made $20 washing the cars in the driveway in front of our parents' house. I loaded my suitcase and bag in the trunk of my car. The salesperson at the car dealer tried to sell me a used BMW. Are we going to be driving Chinese electric cars in a few years? When the car was going 150 km/h, she took her hands off the wheel and closed her eyes. Mr. Marquez was known for flashy clothes and jewelry, luxury cars and even a few boats. — A car is one large part of a train that can be added or taken away.

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park Noun

— A park is an outdoor area where people can relax and play. We sat under the trees and had lunch in Central Park. Algonquin Provincial Park is the oldest, largest park in Ontario, covering about 7,725 square kilometres. I'm going to take the kids to the park to play on the swings.

park Verb

— If you park a car or other vehicle, you drive it to a place and let it stand there. She never parks her car under a tree.

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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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back Preposition

— Toward the rear. He went back behind the stands. — To a place again. I didn't like it, so I sent it back. He went back to the same house. They came back again.

back Noun

— The back is the rear part of something; it is the part in the other direction from the front. I went to the back of the house. — The back is the rear part of the human body. He had a scar on his back.

back Verb

— If you back something, you support it. The Republicans backed the bill. — If you back up, you move backward. He put the car in gear and backed right into the garage door.

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