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junction
Noun
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A junction is a place where different things of the same kind come together, especially roads.
It's at the junction of Pearl and Cherry streets in busy Franklin Square.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
soft
Adjective
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A soft thing is nice to touch.
cotton is a soft cloth.
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Something that is soft is flexible.
When metal is heated it gets soft.
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.
hard
Adjective
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If something is hard, it is not soft.
I kicked the wall and hurt my foot. The wall is hard.
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If something is hard, it takes a lot of work to do or understand.
Only two people passed the test because it was so hard.
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If something is hard, it is sudden and sharp.
He took a hard hit to his arm.
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If a drink is hard, it is strong.
Hard liquor
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If something is hard, it cannot be questioned; it is not questionable.
Hard evidence
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If someone is hard, they are severe; they are unfriendly.
hard
Adverb
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If something is done hard, it is done with a lot of effort.
He works hard, all day and all night.
hard
Noun
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A hard is a beach or slope that is firm that is a good place to take a boat out of the water.
palate
Noun
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The palate is the roof of the mouth.
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A person's palate is his ability to taste.