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war
Verb
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If you war with someone or something, you fight or battle with them.
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.
ethnic
Adjective
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An ethnic group is a group related by race, culture, and/or nationality.
The Irish are the largest, but least visible, ethnic minority in Britain.
The school has students from over 20 different ethnic backgrounds.
crime
Noun
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A crime is an act that is against the law and for which you can go to jail.
Murder is a crime.
New York has a lot of crime.
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A crime is an extremely bad action.
Letting that puppy die is a crime.
court
Noun
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A court is an open space where certain games are played.
Tennis is played on a court.
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The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
The noblemen visited the queen in her court.
court
Verb
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When one person courts another, that person does things to get the other to like him or her.
The boy sent flowers to court the girl.