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| a2 |
When you are talking about some particular thing of a group or kind but it's not important which one of that group it is, you use "a" before the word. If you say "I saw a friend of mine," you know which friend you saw, but it's not important right now which friend it is. [1/3 definitions] |
| ago |
"Ago" means "before now." If today is Friday and you saw your friend two days ago, it means that you saw your friend on Wednesday. |
| blackmail |
Let's say you did something bad and your brother saw you do it. You know he can tell your parents and get you in trouble, but he says he will not tell them what you did if you pay him some money. What your brother is trying to do is to blackmail you. He is trying to get money from you in return for not revealing your secret. [1/2 definitions] |
| blade |
the cutting part of a knife, sword, scissors, or saw. [1/4 definitions] |
| cut |
to pierce, slice, or open with a sharp tool such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors. [1/12 definitions] |
| first |
The first is the person or thing that comes before all others in a series. If you were the first of all your friends to see the new science fiction movie, it means you saw it before anyone else saw it. [1/5 definitions] |
| insist |
If you insist that you saw a ghost, you say that firmly to other people and you don't let them change your mind about it. [1/2 definitions] |
| jigsaw |
a saw that can be used to cut sharp corners or curved designs. Jigsaws are usually powered by electricity. |
| last1 |
If you last saw your brother yesterday, it means that the most recent time you saw your brother was yesterday. [1/6 definitions] |
| most |
If one question on a quiz is the most difficult question, then that question was more difficult than any other question. If the movie you just saw was more exciting than all the other movies you've seen, then this movie was the most exciting movie you've seen. [1/4 definitions] |
| other |
If you saw your friend the other day, it means that you saw your friend on a day not long ago. [1/8 definitions] |
| saw1 |
a tool with a thin metal blade that has sharp teeth along the edge. Saws are used for cutting hard materials such as wood or metal. [2 definitions] |
| saw2 |
"Saw" is the past tense of "see." |
| sawn |
a past participle of "saw1." |
| side |
A side is one of the ways that a thing can be seen or understood. Your side of a thing that happened is the way you saw and understood that it happened. Sometimes your side of something is different from another person's side. [1/11 definitions] |
| sierra |
a chain of mountains with sharp peaks that look like the teeth of a saw. |
| verb |
A verb is a kind of word in a sentence. Words like "walked," "jumped," "go," and "sing" are verbs. Verbs often describe actions, but words like "is," "are," "was," and "seem" are verbs too. Verbs can change form to tell people whether you are talking about something happening now or something in the past. When we say "I see," we are talking about something happening now, but when we say "I saw," we are talking about something that happened in the past. |
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