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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.
text
Noun
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Text is written language (often academic).
The text is OK, but we need to change the graphics before we publish.
You can see the text of what they are saying there at the bottom of the screen.
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A text is a textbook (American English).
Did you buy the text for the accounting course?
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A text is a message from a cell phone.
I'll give you a text on your phone about tonight's concert.
text
Verb
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If you text someone, you send them a text message on their cell phone.
Will you text me tomorrow?
only
Adverb
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no more than; no other than; just
There are only three schools in this town.
You can get this only in Canada.
I'm only able to go on Monday.
He comes only once a year.
She only eats vegetables.
This is only what we got.
He's not only nice, but also good looking.
We will stop only to rest.
Things will only get worse.
Only call me if you have to.
only
Adjective
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Just one or just a few; this and no other; no more than this.
She is the only woman doctor in this city.
These are the only coins I have.
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An only child, son, girl, etc. has no brothers or sisters.
only
Preposition
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but; except that
They probably could do it, only you never let them try.
web
Noun
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A web is a series of lines, ideas, or thoughts connected.
Her web of thoughts is complex.
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A spiderweb.
The spider is spinning a very large web.
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The Internet. (the World Wide Web)
Simple English Wiktionary is my favorite place on the web.
browser
Noun
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A browser is a person or an animal that browses.
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A browser is also known as a web browser, a computer software to browse the Internet.
There are plenty of free browsers available for people to download and use.