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a Determinative

— 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

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

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word Noun

— Words are the smallest meaningful pieces of a language that can be used on their own. Do you even understand the words I am saying?! Class, if you are not sure on any word, be sure to check the dictionary. — A word is a short conversation. Can I have a word with you, John? Mr. Gambini, a word with you, please? — A word is a promise given to someone. She gave him her word that she would pay him the money on Tuesday. You have my word for it that the work will be finished before the weekend. — A word is a piece of news. Send word to John that Mary is here. The word is that Mary stole some money from John. — When Christians speak about the Bible, they sometimes call it the Word.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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wise Adjective

— a wise person has much knowledge and makes good decisions. Say your question to the old woman, because she is wise and will tell you good ideas about things to do.

wise Verb

— If you wise up, you get informed; you learn something.

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is Verb

— A form of the verb be when talking about someone or something else. He is late for class. Is it hot in here?

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sufficient Adjective

— If something is sufficient, it means there is enough or that it is good enough. We now have a sufficient number of people to do the job. The food supplies should be sufficient to last the winter. The factory was shut down because if didn't meet the necessary and sufficient conditions for safety. A teacher said three examples are usually sufficient when writing paragraph.

sufficient Determiner

— You use sufficient to identify the smallest amount needed. Sufficient of us are against this idea that we should stop now.

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