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hearing
Verb
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If you hear something, you use your ears to get a sound from it.
Are you hearing the music clearly enough, or must I make it louder?
hearing
Noun
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The act of hearing or the quality of being able to hear.
I'm worried about my son's hearing -- maybe his ears were hurt by music that was too loud.
Hearing is necessary to be a sign language interpreter.
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A trial in a court of law or another kind of event where a group listens to people and makes a formal decision.
Next week I have an immigration hearing to decide whether I can stay in this country.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
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.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.