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cry
Verb
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To shout loudly or suddenly.
They cried for us to stop.
cry
Noun
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A cry is a loud shout or scream.
She gave a little cry of fear.
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A period of shedding tears.
He had a good cry.
loudly
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adverb
(= loud, aloud)
with relatively high volume
the band played loudly
she spoke loudly and angrily
he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him
cried aloud for help
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adverb
(= obstreperously)
in manner that attracts attention
obstreperously, he demanded to get service
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adverb
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
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.
reform
Verb
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If you reform something, you improve it by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.