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engender
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verb
call forth
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verb
(= beget, father)
make children
Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize them
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.
decline
Verb
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If something declines, it goes down in number, quality, slope, or value.
The Australian dollar has declined 3% against the Euro.
The number of students studying foreign languages continues to decline.
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If someone declines an offer, they do not accept it.
We asked Josh to come with us to the restaurant, but he declined.
decline
Noun
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A decline happens when the number, quality, slope, or value of something goes down.
There has been a 3% decline in the Australian dollar against the Euro.
Every year we see a larger decline in the number of students studying foreign languages.
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A decline is a hill or line that goes down.
The truck crashed after picking up too much speed on the decline.