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English word

a

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ə/US /ə/
indefinite article

used before countable or singular nouns referring to people or things that have not already been mentioned

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Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022) video example

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Thank you so much for making time on a busy day.

Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)

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I'll try to make this as interesting as possible.

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