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AD
Abbreviation
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AD is short for the Latin words anno Domini, which means in the year of our Lord. You use AD to refer to a date after the year in which Jesus Christ is believed to have been born.
The Romans started building the Colosseum in 70 AD.
ad
Noun
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A short way of saying advertisement.
I saw an ad in the newspaper for a job at the factory.
scientific
Adjective
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Of, or having to do with science.
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Having the quality of being derived from, or similar to, the scientific method.
advisory
Noun
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An advisory is a warning. Usually this is used for weather reports.
The Weather Department issued a tornado advisory.
group
Noun
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When more than 2 things or people are together, they make a group.
group
Verb
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To put people or things together to make a group.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
action
Noun
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An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.
plan
Noun
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A plan is a clear idea of what you will do, often for a particular goal.
Have you made any plans for tomorrow?
The school has announced a plan to open two new classrooms.
Buying the new factory is part of our growth plan.
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A plan is a technical drawing of a room, a building, a city, etc.
The plans show this area as housing, with no shopping nearby.
plan
Verb
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If you plan something, you decide what you will do.
We need to plan ahead so that we'll be ready.
We planned out the wedding very carefully.
I didn't plan to be here, but John asked me to come.
When do you plan on starting the new job?
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
Latin
Proper noun
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A language that people used in ancient Rome.
I don't know how to speak Latin.
Many English words come from Latin.
Latin
Adjective
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In the language of ancient Rome.
"Equus" is Latin for "horse."
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From South America or Central America. Also, a person whose ancestors come from Spain.
This is a Latin neighborhood, everyone here is from Mexico.
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Typical of people from South America or Central America.
I love Latin food and Latin music.
America
Proper Noun
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The United States of America.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
Caribbean
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noun
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
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noun
region including the Caribbean Islands