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count
Verb
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If you count something, you find how many there are, usually by looking at them one by one.
OK kids, first everyone get on the bus, and then we'll count to see that everyone's here.
I counted 43. How many did you get?
I counted up the mistakes and divided by the total.
My daughter can count to twenty by twos.
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If something counts, it is accepted, allowed, or included.
If you use your hands in soccer, the goal doesn't count.
That's not the answer we were looking for, but it counts as correct.
Do you count the pet as part of the family?
Hey, count me in. I want to play too.
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If something counts, it's important or useful.
If you're trying to lose weight, the kind of food you eat really does count.
The way you dress can count for a lot when you're looking for a job.
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If you count on somebody or something, you depend on them.
If you have any problems, you can count on me to help out.
count
Noun
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A count is the number of something.
Our new-student count is now up to 124, five more students than last time.
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A count is an act of counting.
The study will include a count of the number of birds on the island.
We're going to jump on the count of three: one, two, three!
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If you loose count of something, you can't count them all.
I've lost count of the number of times she's said that.
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In law a count is a crime that a court has charged you with.
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A count is European title, similar to earl.
your
Pronoun
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Your things are things which belong to you.
Can I eat some of your ice-cream please?
chicken
Noun
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A chicken is a bird that farmers raise for meat and eggs.
My father went out back, caught a chicken, cut off its head, and cleaned it for dinner.
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Chicken is the meat of a chicken.
They make a very tasty fried chicken dish here that comes with vegetables and potatoes.
chicken
Adjective
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Someone who is afraid to do something is chicken.
You won't jump your bike because you're chicken.
before
Preposition
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If mathx/math happens before mathy/math, mathx/math happens first and mathy/math happens second.
He worked in a gas station before he became famous.
Put out the fire before the house burns down.
I have not been there before.
She finished before me.
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in front of something
She stood before him, looking into his eyes.
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until
It took a few moments before I realized that she was joking.
they
Pronoun
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"They" is used to talk about two or more people, not you or the person you are speaking to.
I love Josie and Reg. They are nice people.
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"They" is used to talk about two or more things.
Can you get the books for me? Theyre over there.
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"They" is used to talk about one or more person when you don't know the sex or number.
If a person is fast, they can get there early.
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"They" is used to talk about people in general.
When are they going to finish that new building?
They say you should drink eight glasses of water a day.
hatch
Verb
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To hatch from an egg.
I saw the fledglings hatch from their eggs.
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To shade an area of (a drawing, diagram, etc.) with thin lines.
The engraver shaded the illustration by hatching.
hatch
Noun
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A hatch is an opening.
An opening like a trap-door is called a hatch.
Food was served through the hatch.