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reading
Noun
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A reading is a spoken performance of something written.
The author was giving a reading of his new book.
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.
map
Noun
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A map is an image of a place, usually with place names written in.
I think we're lost. Do you have a map?
I've got a good street map of London.
map
Verb
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If you map something, you create a visual representation of it.
John mapped out his idea so that his friends could understand it.