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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.
pawl
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noun
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
gear
Noun
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Gear is clothing and other equipment, especially in sports.
Hurry up and get your gear on. The game's about to start.
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Gears are wheels that turn and drive other wheels at different speeds.
One of the gears from the motor had got stuck and wouldn't turn.
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A gear in a machine, especially a car or bicycle, is a particular combinations of gears.
He put the car into gear and drove off.
This bike has 24 gears, but I only use three.
Shifting into fourth gear, she pushed the car over 100 km/h.
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A gear is a speed or level that you do something at.
Everyone was working at high gear to finish before the deadline.