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general
Adjective
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Usual; about most things. An idea is a general idea if it's about many things or about most things, not just about one specific thing.
First I will talk about general problems of farming, and then I will talk about the specific problems of wheat farming.
In general, I enjoy pizza.
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General is approximate, not exact; maybe a little different; close but maybe not the same.
general
Noun
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A general is the leader of an army.
The president told the general to bring the army home.
armistice
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noun
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
agreement
Noun
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An agreement is where everybody has the same feelings about something; when everyone has the same ideas; saying "yes".
We have an agreement with our teacher. If we do our homework we can go home early.
between
Preposition
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If mathx/math is between mathy/math and mathz/math, mathy/math is on one side of mathx/math and mathz/math is on the other side.
Georgia is between North Carolina and Florida.
Israel
Proper noun
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Israel is a country in the Middle East.
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Israel was an ancient kingdom in the Middle East.
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Israel is a male given name.
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.
Syria
Proper noun
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Syria is a country in Asia, the capital city is Damascus.