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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.
crying
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noun
(= tears)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
I hate to hear the crying of a child
she was in tears
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adjective
(= egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank)
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
a crying shame
an egregious lie
flagrant violation of human rights
a glaring error
gross ineptitude
gross injustice
rank treachery
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adjective
(= clamant, exigent, insistent, instant)
demanding attention
clamant needs
a crying need
regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous
— H.L.Mencken
insistent hunger
an instant need
shame
Noun
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Someone feels shame when they know they did something wrong.
The boy felt shame and gave back the candy he had taken.
shame
Verb
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If you shame someone, you make them feel shame.