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, 7/28/2023
7/28/2023
adrift
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floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone
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Is the word 'garden' an adjective when used in the sentence, "I walked to the garden wall"?
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Many nouns can be used to modify other nouns, just like adjectives, but they are still nouns....
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