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John
Proper noun
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John is a male given name.
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.
grindle
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noun
(= bowfin)
primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America