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where
Preposition
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You use where to ask for the place that something is located.
Where did the man go?
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Where is the place which something is at.
The room where the people cook the food is not cold.
Where I'm from, we don't eat much fish.
can
Verb
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If someone can do something, they are able to do it.
Most birds can fly.
Can you speak English?
I can't see it. It's too small.
"Can you come?" "Yes, I think I can."
This is a service that anyone can easily afford.
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If someone can do something, they are allowed to do it.
You can't smoke here.
Can I go now?
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You use can to ask somebody to do something (if you know the person well).
Can you open the door for me, please?
Can I have the salt, please?
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If something can happen, it is possible.
It's so small that it can't be seen.
There can't be any difference.
Can the plan work?
That can't be right.
Imagine how bad it can get.
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If someone tells you something can't happen, they think it's not a good idea.
You just can't keep smoking.
You can't think things are going to get better.
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If something can happen, it happens sometimes.
I can get really busy here on weekends.
Her classes can be really interesting or really boring.
can
Verb
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If someone cans something, they put in a can or jar to keep for a long time.
We canned the peas for the winter.
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If someone cans something, they stop working on it.
The idea was canned.
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If someone gets canned they have lost their job.
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If you tell someone to can it, you want them to stop talking.
Can it, would you? I'm trying to watch TV.
can
Noun
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A can is a metal container, usually for holding food or drink.
I drink cola from a can.
hoops come in a can.
I
Pronoun
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The person who is speaking or writing
I am writing this, and you are reading it.
I
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
I
Symbol
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A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").
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The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.
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The symbol for electrical current.
I
Number
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This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.
i
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
leave
Verb
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When you leave a place, you go away from it.
I left the building.
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Something you leave remains where it was.
Two cakes are left.
my
Pronoun
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My things are things that belong to me.
Is this my book, or is it yours?
coat
Noun
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An outer piece of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and the arms.
The woman wore a fur coat.
It's cold today, so you need to wear a coat when you go outside.
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A covering of material, such as paint.
He applied a thin coat of paint to the wood.
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The fur or feathers of an animal.
The bear's coat was thick for the winter.
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Around the mast or bowsprit of a ship, some canvas painted with thick tar to keep water from running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber).
coat
Verb
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To cover with a coat (2) of some material
A person can buy coated frying pans, which are much easier to wash up than normal ones.
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To cover as a coat (2).
Thick paint coated the wall.