In this task, you need to count the number of words in a sentence that start with the given letter. Answer with numbers and not words.

Q: Sentence: 'a bird is drinking out of a red dish'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

A: 2
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Q: Sentence: 'a baseball player prepares to swing at a pitch'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

A: 3
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Q: Sentence: 'a sepia photograph of architectural structures right off of a street'. How many words start with the letter 'a' in the sentence.

A:
3
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