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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.
little
Adjective
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If something is little, its size is not big.
I just ate a tiny little piece of the cake.
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A little while, distance, etc. is not long.
Could you just wait a little while more?
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A little person or animal is young.
Two little boys were fighting on the playground.
little
Determinative
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Little money, room, help, etc. is a small amount of it; not much.
They understood little or no French.
He was busy and had little time for children.
Try to spend as little of your money as possible.
We saw little of her after the first day.
Little is known about the problem.
The building was destroyed leaving little more than rock and glass.
She's a quiet person with little to say about these things.
This has little to do with him and a lot to do with you.
We saved what little was left.
bit
Noun
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A bit is an amount, usually a small amount.
There's quite a bit of money. Where did it all come from?
There was a little bit of blood when she brushed her teeth.
Her mouth opened just a tiny bit.
I'm a little bit nervous.
She saw the shop a bit farther up the road.
She slowed down a little and then a bit more until someone saw her.
I see him quite a bit.
At the second practice, I was a little bit more ready.
He felt quite a bit older.
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A bit is a small piece of something.
Try not to have bits of cake on the floor when you eat.
He listened to her as Mary told bits and pieces of her story.
Scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot.
The car was blown to bits by the bomb.
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A bit is a short time.
I'm going to relax for a bit.
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A bit is the amount of information coded by a 1 or a 0 in a computer.
Even the best 24-bit scanners suffer from noise.
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A bit is a sharp tool that spins to make holes.
Drill a hole slightly smaller than your hook with a 1/16-inch drill bit.
Slide the router bit into the slot, turn on the motor and guide the tool along the jig.
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A bit is a metal bar that people put in a horse's mouth to control it.
boring
Adjective
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If something is boring, it is not interesting or makes you want to do something else.
Go to work, come home, sleep: life is so boring.
A boring lesson is rarely a useful lesson.
She's so boring. All she does is talk about clothes all the time.