Englishfor English speakers
compose
Verb
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If you compose something, then you create or write it.
He decided to compose a symphony.
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.
waka
noun
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a kind of classical Japanese poem
waka
noun
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(NZ) A Maori canoe.
Waka
properNoun
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A Japanese en given name