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in
Preposition
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Used to show that something is inside something else.
The cat is in the box.
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Used to show that someone is at home, or is available.
Is John in?
The Doctor is now in.
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Used to show movement towards the inside.
The rain came in through the window.
parallel
Adjective
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When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.
The two cars ran parallel to each other.
s run along parallel rails.
parallel
Noun
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A similarity between two things.
I see a parallel between John and Beth - they both like to play with toy cars.
parallel
Verb
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Be similar to.
John parallels Beth when he plays with toy cars.
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To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.
Line A parallels line B.
with
Preposition
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With is used to show the other people or things present when something happened
I went to school with my brother.
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With is used to describe something added to something else
The cat has a collar with a bell on it.
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With is used to show what thing is used to do something
He hit the nail with a hammer.
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Used to introduce non-finite and verbless clauses.
With the children so sick, we weren't able to get much work done.