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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.
bed
Noun
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A piece of furniture to sleep on.
At night, I go to bed.
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The bottom of a river or ocean.
The fish was so far down in the water that it was touching the river's bed.
bed
Verb
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To have sex with someone.
By the next week, Josh had bedded Tina and Holly.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
rose
Noun
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A rose is a kind of shrub with red, pink, white or yellow flowers
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A rose is the flower of the rose plant.
He gave me a dozen red roses for our 1st anniversary.
That rose smells good!
Rose
Proper Noun
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Rose is a female given name.