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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.
born
Verb
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Given birth to.
fool
Noun
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A fool is a person who does or thinks stupid things.
I made a fool of myself by forgetting her birthday.
Don't be a fool. You can't lift that. You'll hurt yourself.
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A jester.
fool
Verb
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If you fool someone, you make them believe something that is not true.
I was fooled by an e-mail into opening a computer virus.