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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.
fresh
Adjective
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If something is fresh it is not old, it is new or like new. Often this means not spoiled or rotten.
I only eat fresh food.
I have a fresh baked pie at home.
We could use some fresh blood here. (Meaning, we could use some new people.)
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If water is fresh it does not have salt in it.
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If you are being fresh you are to forward sexually; this is a way of being rude.
Don't get fresh with me, I'm not that kind of girl!
start
Noun
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The beginning of something in place or time.
We went back to the start.
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A movement in reaction to surprise.
I surprised him and he gave a start.
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A surprise, often not pleasant.
She gave him quite a start.
start
Verb
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To begin; to do something for the first time.
They started the race in first place.
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To make a machine begin to work.
I will start the car.
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To move in surprise.
When I touched his arm, he started.