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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.
doggy
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noun
(= pooch)
informal terms for dogs
bag
Noun
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Bags are containers made of soft material like paper, plastic or leather.
I put the garbage in a black plastic bag.
She took her tennis shoes out of her sports bag.
bag
Verb
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When a person bags something, he catches or gets it.
I hope I bag me something good today from him.
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When an animal is bagged, such as in hunting and fishing, the animal is killed or caught.
Last night on our hunting trip we bagged three deer.
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Bagging objects means to put them into a bag.
The clerk bagged up the groceries as she took out her wallet.