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swift
Adjective
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If something is swift, it is fast.
A swift hit on the head should keep him unconscious for an hour.
vet
Noun
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A veterinarian.
We took all of our pets to the vet.
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A veteran, somebody who used to be in the military.
My grandfather was a World War II vet. He used to tell stories about fighting in France.
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.
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.
truth
Noun
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The truth is an idea which is correct or accepted as correct.
Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth.
There is no absolute truth in history.
Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction.
The honest truth is, we made a lot of mistakes on this job.