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celebrity
Noun
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A famous person.
, and are celebrities.
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the quality of being a celebrity.
Sometimes it is hard to deal with the celebrity that comes with being a popular singer around the world.
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.
event
Noun
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An event is anything that happens.
The event of her walking into the room happened before the event of the book falling off the table, so she saw it fall.
In the event that the machine breaks, read this to know what to do.
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An event is when many people come together at a time they choose for a reason or for fun.
At the event tomorrow we're going to have balloons and music.
officer
Noun
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An officer is a person in an army who has much authority. A general and a captain are two types of officers.
A soldier must obey his commanding officer.
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An officer is a policeman, often called a "police officer." (Note, "officer" is often better than "policeman" because the officer could be a woman or a man.)
Officer, can you help me, I've been robbed.
The thief was taken to jail by the officers.
He was arrested for hitting an officer.
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An officer is someone who holds office (meaning, has authority).
The judge is an important officer of the court.
She is the chief executive officer, or CEO, for our company.