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nerve
Noun
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A nerve is a cell in the body that sends signals. The brain is made of nerves.
She can't feel anything with this arm, and can't move her arm, because the nerves were cut in an accident.
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Nerve is confidence: a feeling of being able to do something.
He didn't have the nerve to ask her to dance.
You had a lot of nerve, saying that to me! Go away!
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.
paralysant
adjective
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Causing paralysis.
paralysant
noun
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Any substance that induces paralysis.
toxic
Adjective
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If something is toxic, it is harmful to your health, and it is lethal to you if you swallow it.
The antifreeze is toxic if you drink it.
agent
Noun
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An agent is a person that is a representative and acts for other people.