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give
Verb
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If you give something to someone else, you had the thing and you let the other person have it. Maybe you use your hands to put the thing in the other person's hands. Usually after that, the thing is the other person's thing.
Give me that book, please; I want to read it.
My mother gave me this stone when I was young
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If you give a speech, you talk to a group of people.
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.
lead
Noun
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A lead is a wire or strap attached to something.
The dog can't go far because it's on a short lead.
Attach this lead to one end of the battery.
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Lead is a very heavy gray metal. It's a chemical symbol is Pb.
This box is so heavy, it feels as if it's full of lead.
lead
Verb
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Someone is leading other people if the person is going first and the other people are following or coming after.
Please lead us to the house, because you know how to go there.
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Showing or telling other people what to do.
He moves that little stick in the air to lead the people making music.