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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — 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. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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quiet Adjective

— Not loud; making no sound or making very little sound. This young person is very quiet now because she is reading a book. You should be quiet in a library or a movie theater.

quiet Verb

— To calm or soften, as a sound. She quieted the cries of her baby. — To remove, allay. The manager quieted their protest with a few words. Her presence quiets his fears.

quiet Noun

— A calm or not noisy time or place. You like the quiet.

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flow Verb

— If something flows, it moves in a smooth and regular way. The river flows gently to the sea.

flow Noun

— A flow is a smooth regular movement of a liquid, gas, etc. A major accident is blocking the flow of traffic on Yonge St., just north of Queen.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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don

— verb (= wear, put on, get into, assume) put clothing on one's body What should I wear today? He put on his best suit for the wedding The princess donned a long blue dress The queen assumed the stately robes He got into his jeans — noun the head of an organized crime family — noun (= preceptor) teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

Don

— noun a Spanish gentleman or nobleman — noun Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu — noun a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov — noun a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename Don Roberto

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