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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.
barrel
Noun
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A barrel is a tall and round container.
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A barrel is the amount of something that is in a full barrel, or that would fit in the barrel. For example, a barrel of water or a barrel of beer.
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The barrel of a gun is the part the bullet goes through.
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The barrel of a clarinet is the part you connect the mouth piece.
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The barrel of a horse or pony is its ribs.
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A barrel is a solid metal tube that may be part of some machines.
barrel
Verb
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If you barrel, you move very quickly.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
laugh
Verb
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Someone laughs when they make a sound with their mouth because they think something is funny. It can sound like "ha ha", "ho ho", "hee hee", etc.
That was a really good joke. I've never laughed so hard!
laugh
Noun
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The sound of someone laughing, or the action of laughing.
We had lots of good laughs at the party.
I heard a laugh in the other room and went to see what they were laughing at.