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why
Adverb
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Used to ask the reason for something.
Why did you say that?
Why did you try to steal money from this shop?
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Used to talk about the reason for something.
I wonder why he did that.
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Used to give more information about the reason for something.
Can you tell me the reason why he did that?
why
Interjection
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Used to show a person's surprise or impatience about something.
Why! Thank you for the present.
why
Noun
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(plural: whys) The reason to something.
Whenever you begin to write an essay, please do not forget to talk about the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how.
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(plural: whies) A why is a young cow or woman.
don't
verb
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do not (negative auxiliary)
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(nonstandard) does not
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do not
don't
interjection
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interjection
don't
noun
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Something that must not be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts).
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.
go
Verb
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To move; to move away from a place; to move farther from the person who is talking; to move from one place to another place.
I go to the seashore every summer.
Kathy goes to the seashore every summer, too.
I went to the seashore last year.
She's gone to the seashore.
I'm going to the seashore next year.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
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.
glass
Noun
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Glass is a transparent solid and is usually clear. Windows and eyeglasses are made from it, as well as drinking glasses.
Through the window glass I could see the trees bend in the wind, but I was warm indoors.
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A glass is a drinking cup with no handle.
As soon as I finished drinking, he filled up my glass again.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
wine
Noun
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Wine is an alcoholic drink made from grapes or other fruit.
I don't drink wine very often. Usually I prefer beer.
wine
Verb
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If you wine and dine someone, you entertain them with dinner and wine.