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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.
prodigy
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noun
an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor
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noun
an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
she is a chess prodigy
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noun
(= omen)
a sign of something about to happen
he looked for an omen before going into battle
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
learning
Verb
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Someone is learning ideas if they didn't know the ideas before and they are starting to know them.
I'm learning to speak French by reading lots of French books.
learning
Noun
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Learning is the action of someone learning something.
Lots of learning happens at school. That's what school is for.