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taking
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noun
(= pickings)
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
the pickings were easy
clothing could be had for the taking
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adjective
(= fetching, winning)
very attractive; capturing interest
a fetching new hairstyle
something inexpressibly taking in his manner
a winning personality
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.
shower
Noun
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A shower is a place with water spraying down to clean something.
I got up, went to the toilet, and jumped in the shower.
I usually have a shower before going to work.
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A shower is a light rain.
Today, it will be cloudy with occasional showers.
shower
Verb
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If you shower, you spray water on your body to clean yourself.
After his workout, he showered quickly and then got dressed.