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labor
Noun
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Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.
The cost of labor is higher than the cost of building materials.
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Labor are the people who do this kind of work.
There's a big labor shortage in the construction industry.
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Labor is the name of a big political party in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Labor won the election.
labor
Verb
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If you labor, you work hard.
He labored over the food all afternoon to get ready for dinner.
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If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.
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.
delivery
Noun
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A delivery is the act of moving good or mail from a source to somebody.
The delivery of the letters was delayed by the weather.
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A delivery is the thing that is delivered.
The delivery was damaged when it arrived.
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Your delivery is the way you give a speech.
I liked what you had to say, but you really need to improve your delivery.