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man
Noun
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A man is a male human.
He was a young man with blue eyes.
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A human being of either sex; a person.
God cares for all races and all man
God made man in his own image
Scientists and biologists think that man and animals evolved over the years, and that man evolved from a "human" species such as "homo erectus" or "neanderthals" and that man first stood up, millions of years ago, but this isn't true
man
Interjection
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You use man to show your surprise or disappointment.
Oh man, I wanted to do the dishes!
shall
Verb
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Shall is usually used to make a suggestion about your own actions.
Shall I get that for you?
Shall we go?
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Shall is also used to ask for advice.
Where shall I put the plates?
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Shall is used like will to make a promise.
We shall send your order immediately.
not
Adverb
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"Not" makes the verb of a sentence have the opposite meaning.
I was not there.
I am not fat!
not
Conjunction
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The item before "not" is more correct or better than the item after "not".
I wanted tea, not coffee!
Meaning: I wanted tea. I did not want coffee.
It's stupid, not funny.
Meaning: It is stupid. It is not funny.
not
Interjection
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Used to indicate the sentence before is sarcastic or ironic. This means that the sentence has the opposite meaning.
I like doing lots of boring homework. Not!
Meaning: I do not like doing lots of boring homework.
live
Verb
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To be alive; to have life.
He's not expected to live for more than a few months.
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To have permanent residence somewhere.
I live at 256 Oak Avenue.
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To survive, to continue.
Her memory lives in that song.
live
Adjective
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Having life; something alive.
The post office will not ship live animals.
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A live firearm or explosive is able to cause harm.
The air force practices dropping live bombs on the uninhabited island.
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A live bet is a bet that can be raised by the person betting.
Tommy's blind was live, so he was given the option to raise.
live
Adverb
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A live event is an event that happens in real time; direct.
The concert was broadcast live by radio.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
bread
Noun
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Bread is food made from mixing flour, water, and yeast.refYeast is not always used to make bread. When yeast is not used, the bread is called unleavened bread./ref
Small children love eating bread and butter.
alone
Adjective
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If someone is alone, they are not with other people.
She looked around to make sure that she was alone before opening the desk.
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If someone is alone, they have no friends or people they know.
He felt very alone in Canada and wanted to go home.
alone
Adverb
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If you do something alone, you do it without other people.
She went walking alone because she wanted to think.
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When you talk about something alone, you mean only that thing.
It will take weeks for the planning alone.
We can't open it. The owner alone has the key.