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at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
top
Noun
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The highest part of something; the upper part; the part people can put things on.
The top of the table is flat.
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A toy for children to play with. It is shaped like a funnel and it spins on its narrowest point.
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A shirt
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
her
Pronoun
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You use her instead of the name of a person, to talk about a woman or girl. (used in the object or complement position, never as a subject)
This is Susan's book. Give it to her.
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If you say something is her thing, you mean it belongs to a particular woman or girl.
It is her book, not mine,
game
Noun
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A game is something that people do to have fun.
Shall we play a game?
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Game are wild animals that are hunted for food.
The forest is full of game.
game
Verb
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To game means to play a game.
Peter has been gaming for four hours without eating any lunch.