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we
Pronoun
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
"Are you and Mia still going?" "No, were finished."
We went to Paris together.
We ought to help.
Let's go. We need to talk to Mark.
We won our football game.
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People in general.
We need to think about other people more.
we
Determiner
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The person speaking and other people with him or her.
We Canadians don't act that way.
have
Verb
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Someone has something if the thing is in their hands. The person is holding or gripping it.
Do you have a spoon, or do you need me to give you one so you can eat the soup?
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If you have uto/u do something, you must do it.
I have to go.
I had to do it.
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Someone has something if the thing is that person's thing: the person owns it; it belongs to the person.
The rich family has a big house.
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If you have you hold something in the mind.
I have a doubt about him.
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If you have you join something.
We have lunch at 13:00.
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You use have to say that you suffer from something or to tell the experience.
I have a defective vision. (I don't see well.)
He had a wonderful time with his friends.
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.
reservation
Noun
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The act of or withholding something.
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Something that is withheld or reserved.
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A hesitation.
I have reservations about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows.
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given to Native American people by the United States government.
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If you make a reservation, you reserve or pay for a room or seat in advance to be sure that the room or seat will be available for you when you get there.
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The area which separates opposite lanes of traffic on a divided road; a median or divider on a road.
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.
name
Noun
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A name is what a person, place, or thing is called or how it is identified.
My name is Jack.
name
Verb
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To name is to give a name to someone, someplace, or something.
She named her cat Fluffy.
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?