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nobody
Determiner
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Nobody means "no person".
Nobody would do something like that.
Almost nobody lives on Greenland.
nobody
Noun
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A nobody is a person who is not important.
Bob called Alice a nobody.
Don't worry. People won't listen to him. He's a nobody.
was
Verb
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A form of the verb be used to talk about yourself, or another person in the past.
I was singing in the shower.
Who was that girl you were talking to?
there
Pronoun
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You use there to say that something exists.
There is a problem here.
there
Preposition
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To or in that place.
We left for Ottawa and arrived there at 7:00.
but
Coordinator
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You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same.
I would take you there, but I do not have my car.
The changes were small but important.
"Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish."
It says this not in words but in pictures.
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You use but to change the topic.
I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now.
And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.
but
Preposition
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except
He ate everything but the meat.
Any day but tomorrow would be fine.
I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.
but
Adverb
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only
There is but one sun and one earth to live on.
me
Pronoun
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You use me instead of your name, to refer to yourself.
This is my book. It belongs to me.