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beating Noun

— Beating is a stroke; a blow.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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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drum Noun

— A drum is a musical instrument with a skin that you hit to make music. My cousin plays drums. — A drum is kind of big barrel. They were keeping garbage in an old oil drum.

drum Verb

— If you are drumming you are making music with a drum or drums. I saw him drumming with the band. — If you are drumming, you are hitting or tapping something like it was a drum. Sometimes I drum on my desk with my fingers. Sometimes I drum my fingers on my desk. (same meaning as above)

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