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with
Preposition
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With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened
I went to school with my brother.
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With is used to describe something added to something else
The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
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With is used to show what thing is used to do something
He hit the nail with a hammer.
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Used to introduce non-finite and verbless clauses.
With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.
grain
Noun
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A grain is a seed that people eat, such as wheat, rice, corn, etc.
Most North Americans get their grains from bread and pasta.
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A grain is any very small piece of something, such as sand, salt, sugar, etc.
One grain of salt is almost too small to see.