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getting
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noun
(= acquiring)
the act of acquiring something
I envied his talent for acquiring
he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving
into
Preposition
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from out to in
I opened the door and stepped into the house.
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.
loop
Noun
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A loop in a rope or thread is formed when the line is laid on top of itself so that an opening is formed.
To tie the knot, first create a loop.
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A loop is a part of a computer program that repeats.
My program became stuck in an infinite loop.
loop
Verb
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To loop something is to make it into the shape of a loop.
Loop the rope over your hands.
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To move in a loop is to move in the path of a loop.
The plane looped above us.