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She has an American accent.

NGSL Rank: 22
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adverb
  • used in comparisons to refer to the extent or degree of something.
    E.g. go as fast as you can
conjunction
  • used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place.
    E.g. Frank watched him as he ambled through the crowd
  • used to indicate by comparison the way that something happens or is done.
    E.g. they can do as they wish
  • because; since.
    E.g. I must stop now as I have to go out
  • even though.
    E.g. sweet as he is, he doesn't pay his bills
preposition
  • used to refer to the function or character that someone or something has.
    E.g. it came as a shock
  • during the time of being (the thing specified).
    E.g. he had often been ill as a child
noun
  • an ancient Roman copper coin.
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prefix
  • variant spelling of ad- assimilated before s (as in assemble, assess ).
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symbol
  • the chemical element arsenic.
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abbreviation
  • Anglo-Saxon.
  • Assam.
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noun
  • the first letter of the alphabet.
  • a shape like that of a capital A.
    E.g. an A-shape
  • the sixth note of the diatonic scale of C major. The A above middle C is usually used as the basis for tuning and in modern music has a standard frequency of 440 Hz.
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noun
  • the chemical element of atomic number 33, a brittle steel-grey metalloid.

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