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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.
cheap
Adjective
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If something is cheap, it costs very little money.
"I bought this for $37 last week, but today I saw it in the store for only $22." "Wow! That's cheap."
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If something is cheap, it is low in quality.
I don't like that jacket. It looks too cheap. Is it plastic?
trick
Verb
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To make someone think something that is not true.
He tricked her into thinking he had much money.
trick
Noun
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Something you do to fool (trick) someone.
I did a trick that the children thought was magic.
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Something special you can do.
I know a few tricks with a computer.
I taught my dog several tricks, like shaking hands with me.
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Something clever you do that might solve a problem.
I know just the trick for this.