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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.
cake
Noun
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A cake is a sweet baked food.
Natasha's mum baked her a cake for her birthday.
Would you like some cake for dessert?
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A cake is a food that is made into a flat, usually round, shape.
At that time of year, we make small Japanese rice cakes called mochi.
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A cake of soap or ice, is a hard piece of it.
He took a cake of soap and started to wash.
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If something is a piece of cake, it's very easy.
Yesterday's test was a piece of cake. I got twenty out of twenty.
cake
Verb
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If something is caked, then it is coated with a layer of some material.
His shoes are caked with mud.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
soap
Noun
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Soap is a solid or liquid that you use to wash things.
The soap slipped out of her hand in the shower.
We washed the dog with soap and water.
The soap bubbles filled the sink.
soap
Verb
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If you soap something, you put soap on it.
I soaped her hair while my daughter splashed in the bath.