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rag
Noun
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A piece of cloth to clean dirty stuff, usually dirty.
Use that dirty rag over there to wipe this mess.
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.
scrap
Noun
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A scrap of paper or fabric is a small piece that is left unused after something is made.
After Timmy cut up a magazine for his art project, there were scraps of paper everywhere.
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A scrap of food is something that isn't eaten
Timmy ate most of his dinner, but left scraps of ham on his plate.
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Scrap metal or auto parts are parts found in a junkyard or scrapyard
There was a big pile of scrap metal in One-Eyed Joe's Junkyard.
scrap
Verb
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When you scrap a project or plan, you stop working on it.
Plans for a 100-story skyscraper were scrapped when the company ran out of money.
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When you scrap a car that can't be used anymore, you sell it to a junkyard, which will destroy the car after removing any parts that can be sold.
Jim's car had to be scrapped after it got in an accident.
merchant
Noun
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A merchant is someone who sells goods.
The merchant at the market made a fortune today!