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quite
Adverb
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Very; much.
The dog was quite little.
She was quite good to me.
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Not very.
The evening was quite dark and I saw a small frog jump across the road.
quite
Interjection
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Exactly or indeed.
"Is the answer correct?" "Quite!"
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.
lad
Noun
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A boy.
Why aren't you lads in school?
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Sometimes, people call a man a lad when they know that person well.