In this task, you need to count the occurrences of the given word in the given sentence.
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Question: Sentence: 'a man kneeling down next to a suitcase touching his necklace'. Count the occurrences of the word 'a' in the given sentence.

Answer: 2

Question: Sentence: 'a wooden rail covered in snowboards on a snow covered mountain'. Count the occurrences of the word 'covered' in the given sentence.

Answer: 2

Question: Sentence: 'the dog and the book are lying on the bed'. Count the occurrences of the word 'the' in the given sentence.

Answer:
3