beach
US /bitʃ/
UK /bi:tʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of an animal or boat) to get stuck on a shore
A2Morebucket
US /ˈbʌkɪt/
UK /'bʌkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- A scoop-like container attached to machinery, used for digging or lifting materials.
- Uncountable Noun
- The amount held by a bucket.
B1Morecastle
US /ˈkæsl/
UK /ˈkɑ:sl/
- Countable Noun
- Large defensive building in historical times
A2Morecommunity
US /kəˈmjunɪti/
UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
- A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Adjective
- Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
- Shared or participated in by all members of a group
A2Moredig in
US /dɪɡ ɪn/
UK /diɡ in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
- To establish a defensive position; to entrench oneself.
B1Moreexcited
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
UK /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something or someone become more active
- To make someone feel happy, interested or eager
- Adjective
- Happy, interested or eager; enthusiastic
A2Morehammer
US /ˈhæmɚ/
UK /ˈhæmə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- To defeat someone easily and totally
- Noun
- Part of a gun that causes a bullet to shoot out
- Heavy metal tool for hitting a nail into wood
B1Morelotion
US /ˈloʊʃn/
UK /ˈləʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
C1Moreocean
US /ˈoʃən/
UK /'əʊʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Large body of salt water; a large sea
A2Morerun to
US /rʌn tu/
UK /rʌn tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- To go to some place
A1Moresand
US /sænd/
UK /sænd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
- To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
A2Moresandy
US /ˈsændi/
UK /ˈsændi/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Having a yellowish-brown color
- Containing or covered with a lot of sand
B1Moreshovel
US /ˈʃʌvəl/
UK /'ʃʌvl/
- Noun
- Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
- To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
B2Moresplash
US /splæʃ/
UK /splæʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To throw water or liquids in many directions
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of throwing water in various directions
B1Moresplash around
US /splæʃ əˈraʊnd/
UK /splæʃ əˈraʊnd/
- other
- To move and play about in water causing splashes.
B1Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moreswim in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a lot of something.
A1Moretake out
US /tek aʊt/
UK /teik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply for and get a license
- To take someone on a date
- Uncountable Noun
- Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
A1Moretoothbrush
US /ˈtuθˌbrʌʃ/
UK /ˈtu:θbrʌʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
C2Moretowel
US /ˈtaʊəl/
UK /ˈtaʊəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of cloth used for drying things
- Transitive Verb
- To dry something or yourself using a towel
A2More
Vocabulary
- splash around: To move and play about in water causing splashes.
- run to: To have enough money; be able to pay; afford
- swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- dig in: To start eating eagerly and enthusiastically.
- beach: Large area of sand, next to an area of water
- bag: Soft container to put things in and carry with you
- winter: Time or season of idleness or decay
- hot: Angry or excited
- clean: Completely; entirely
- swim: To move through water by moving parts of the body
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- excited: To make something or someone become more active
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- big: Popular
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- love: Person's name
- toothbrush: Small brush with long handle used to clean teeth
- belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
- packed: To put things in a suitcase to go on a trip
- towel: Piece of cloth used for drying things
- castle: Large defensive building in historical times
- bottle: Container with a narrow neck used to hold liquids
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
- sandy: Person's name
- bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
- splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- sunscreen: Cream spread on the skin to protect from sunburn
- shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- chapstick: (Medicine) chiefly US and Canadian a cylinder of a substance for preventing or soothing chapped lips
- lotion: Liquid applied onto the skin to protect, soften it
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Susy posted on 2014/03/04Ready for a fun beach day with Tayla? You'll play a super fun 'Odd One Out' game, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and everyday vocabulary like packing essentials. It's a playful way to boost your practical English skills!
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