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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.
pondering
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adjective
(= brooding)
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
silence
Noun
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Silence is when no noise is heard.
The silence was strange, not even a bird could be heard.
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A silence is a time when there is no noise.
We had one minute of silence to remember the people who had died in the war.
silence
Verb
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If you silence something, you stop it from making noise.
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If you silence someone, you stop them from talking.