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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.
fixed
Verb
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Past tense of fix.
The mechanic fixed my car.
The mother fixed the broken toy.
The meeting of Congress is fixed on January 3.
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Something is fixed if it didn't work before, but now it works or has been repaired.
Is your car fixed yet?
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If an animal has been fixed, it had an operation to stop it from having babies.
After a male cat is fixed, it doesn't fight with other cats as much.
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If a game, contest, or election is fixed, somebody unfairly controls what will happen before it is over.
Don't go to that casino, the roulette wheel is fixed.
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Protected from arrest.
Don't worry about it, we're fixed with the cops.
fixed
Adjective
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Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
fixed assets
fixed cost
maturity
Noun
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Maturity is the stage of being fully grown or developed; the stage of being mature. This means being able to reproduce.