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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.
tongue
Noun
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The part of the body that tastes food. It is pink or red and is inside the mouth.
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A language.
He spoke in his native tongue.
lashing
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adjective
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
looked at the lashing riders
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noun
(= whipping)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
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noun
rope that is used for fastening something to something else
the boats were held together by lashings