and
- coordinating conjunction
- /ænd/
- I enjoy reading books and watching movies in my free time.
- health and education
- social and economic
- and other
Good luck to you all and please stay well.
- Good luck to you all and please stay well.
- There is a pride and a joy in that.
- I know I've done it and it was rad.
- It's just not for me, and not right now.
- Until then, all light and all love and all mojo to you.
- We had a dream and it didn't come true.
- The theme of this conference, immigration and gender, is vast.
- He proceeds to dream it alive and to produce verses.
- Again, the ones carrying a badge and a gun, not the others.
- Trump shifted around in his seat and whispered to his lawyer.
- That's what makes you worthy of being seen and heard and appreciated.
Examples
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So the dog sees the food and goes, wow.
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We had a dream and it didn't come true.
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Good luck to you all and please stay well.
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Pick up the chair and stand up or not.
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The house was quiet and the book was calm.
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I was so sure and then I was not.
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And so life is hard and dreams are real.
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It's just not for me, and not right now.
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We can do other things, and it's fine, it's fine.
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Some of them are phonies, and I know which ones.
Idioms
Compounds
A type of popular music from the 1950s with a strong beat and electric guitars
- Formal
A United States government department that runs national health and welfare programs
A children's game where one child closes their eyes, counts, then finds the others
- Specialized
A bank that accepts people's savings and makes loans to buy houses
A system that stops one person or group having too much power by sharing control
A vehicle crash caused by a driver who leaves without helping or saying who they are
A U.S. government agency that watches financial markets and protects investors
- Literature
The first man and woman in the Bible who are shown as the first people
- Formal
A permanent group in the US House that suggests laws about taxes and government money
A United States government department that runs health and welfare programs like Medicare and Medicaid
Slow damage that happens to things like cars or furniture from normal use over time
- Formal
A US government agency that checks and approves food, medicine, and medical devices
A United States government department that creates and runs programs to help people find affordable homes
- Formal
Punishment that is very cruel or too harsh for the crime and not allowed by law
A U.S. government agency that helps the President prepare and oversee the federal budget
- Formal
A legal rule that allows stopping speech when it poses a serious, obvious threat to public safety
A former United States government office that handled immigration and becoming a citizen
- Archaic
Music from the southern United States often played on guitar or fiddle with simple tunes
An understanding of what is right and wrong that guides a person's actions
A planned effort to find and help people who are lost or in danger after an emergency
A person who leads the United States department that runs public health and social services programs
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word and comes from an old Germanic word, seen today in German as und, and it was used to 'join' things together. So and works like a small bridge or glue that connects words, actions, or ideas.