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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.
few
Determiner
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Few things are not many things..
very few problems are as big as this.
There are so few good books.
I can't believe how few people are here.
There are so many problems and few are easy.
brick
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noun
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
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noun
a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
short
Adjective
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the bottom to the top. The opposite is tall.
I can't reach the table because I'm too short.
The more I use the pencil, the shorter it becomes.
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If something is short then there is a small distance from the one end to the other. The opposite is long.
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If something is short then it takes a little time.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
full
Adjective
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A container is full of things if there are many of the things in the container and no more can go in.
The cup is full of water. If you try to put more water in, the water will fall onto the table.
My life is full of problems.
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A full moon is when the moon is a round circle because the sun is shining on the side we can see.
I can see the road, because there's a full moon tonight.
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A person is full when they are satisfied, usually with food.
The meal was so large that I was full all day.
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Something is full when it is total and completed, does not need any additions
load
Noun
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A load is something carried, often something heavy.
The truck arrived with a load of dog food.
You've got quite a load. Let me help you carry it.
The ship won't leave until it has a full load of oil.
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Loads/a load of something is a lot of it.
We've had a load of problems ever since we got the new stuff.
It costs loads of money.
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Your load is how much work you have.
We hired another person to spread the load a bit more.
Teachers are asking for a lower teaching load.
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Load is the amount electrical power produced.
load
Verb
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If you load mathx/math on mathy/math, you put mathx/math on mathy/math to be carried. Usually there is a lot of mathx/math, and/or it is heavy.
We loaded the boxes on the truck and set off for Vancouver.
After loading up the horses, we got on and headed north.
The waiter loaded all the food onto a tray and carried it out.
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If you load a machine, you put in supplies that the machine uses.
He loaded the gun, brought it up, and shot the deer in one continuous motion.
All the software has been loaded onto the computer.