Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • have been around: To have a lot of experience in life.
  • in blood: Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • food source: A place or thing from which food is obtained.
  • source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
  • annoying: To make someone angry
  • quality: Feature associated with someone or something
  • victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
  • suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
  • vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
  • saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
  • simply: In an easy or clear manner
  • planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
  • buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
  • important: Having power or authority
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
  • carve: To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
  • allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
  • fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
  • probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
  • virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
  • agricultural: Concerning farming, or the land
  • duty: Work required by your job or position
  • land: Region or country
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • itchy: Nervous and unable to relax
  • scourge: Person or thing causing great suffering
  • itch: Something you are desperate to do
  • deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
  • attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • weight: How heavy something is
  • offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
  • pollinator: Insect moving pollen from one plant to another
  • caribou: North American reindeer
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • agricultural

      US /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      UK /ˌæɡrɪ'kʌltʃərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning farming, or the land
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    • annoying

      US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make someone angry
      • Adjective
      • A little angry; upset
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    • attack

      US /əˈtæk/

      UK /ə'tæk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to destroy, beat, or injure
      • Noun
      • Act intended to hurt someone physically, mentally
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    • bite

      US /baɪt/

      UK /baɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
      • Wound left from being bitten
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (E.g. of fish) to take bait and be caught
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    • blood

      US /blʌd/

      UK /blʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
      • Related by birth; family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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    • buzz

      US /bʌz/

      UK /bʌz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a low, constant noise like a bee
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    • caribou

      US /ˈkærəˌbu/

      UK /ˈkærɪbu:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • North American reindeer
      • A large deer of northern North America and Eurasia, with long antlers, typically living in herds.
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    • carve

      US /kɑ:rv/

      UK /kɑ:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut a piece of cooked meat into thin slices
      • To make a cut in, e.g. to write your name on tree
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    • commonly

      US /ˈkɑmənlɪ/

      UK /ˈkɒmənli/

      • Adverb
      • Typically, normally; not unusually
      • Widely; by many people.
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    • deadly

      US /ˈdɛdli/

      UK /ˈdedli/

      • Adjective
      • Causing or capable of causing death
      • Being very accurate
      • Adverb
      • Extremely; intensely.
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    • duty

      US /ˈduti, ˈdju-/

      UK /'dju:tɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Work required by your job or position
      • A tax (on imported goods)
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    • fever

      US /ˈfivɚ/

      UK /'fi:və(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A high body temperature, indicating illness
      • State of excited emotion or activity
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to have a fever.
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    • food source

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      UK

      • Noun
      • A place or thing from which food is obtained.
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    • have been around

      US /hæv bɪn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /hæv bɪn əˈraund/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have a lot of experience in life.
      • To have existed for a period of time.
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    • in blood

      US /ɪn blʌd/

      UK /in blʌd/

      • other
      • Covered or stained with blood, literally or figuratively.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • itch

      US /ɪtʃ/

      UK /ɪtʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Something you are desperate to do
      • Feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a skin irritation you want to scratch
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    • itchy

      US /ˈɪtʃi/

      UK /ˈɪtʃi/

      • Adjective
      • Nervous and unable to relax
      • (Of skin, etc.) irritated so you want to scratch it
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    • malaria

      US /məˈlɛriə/

      UK /məˈleəriə/

      • Noun
      • Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
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    • offender

      US /əˈfɛndɚ/

      UK /ə'fendə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Person who breaks a law or other rule
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    • parasite

      US /ˈpærəˌsaɪt/

      UK /'pærəsaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
      • One who depends on someone else, without working
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    • planet

      US /ˈplænɪt/

      UK /'plænɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of the bodies that orbit the sun
      • A different world or sphere of existence.
      • Proper Noun
      • The earth.
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    • pollinator

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • Insect moving pollen from one plant to another
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    • probe

      US /prob/

      UK /prəʊb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
      • To examine the inside of something using a tool
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A thorough or deep examination of a problem
      • Device used to send information from outer space
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    • quality

      US /ˈkwɑlɪti/

      UK /'kwɒlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feature associated with someone or something
      • High level of worth or excellence
      • Adjective
      • Of a high standard
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    • rid

      US /rɪd/

      UK /rɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
      • Adjective
      • Freed or delivered from something.
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    • saliva

      US /səˈlaɪvə/

      UK /səˈlaɪvə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
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    • scourge

      US /skə:dʒ/

      UK /skɜ:dʒ/

      • Noun
      • Person or thing causing great suffering
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a lot of trouble or suffering
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • source for

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain something from a particular source.
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • suck

      US /sʌk/

      UK /sʌk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
      • Transitive Verb
      • To pull or remove something with great power
      • To attract someone; make someone interested
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    • thick

      US /θɪk/

      UK /θɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Difficult to see through, as fog
      • Full of (people, etc.)
      • Adverb
      • In close association or friendship.
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    • transmit

      US /trænsˈmɪt, trænz-/

      UK /trænsˈmɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
      • To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
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    • vessel

      US /ˈvɛsəl/

      UK /ˈvesl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
      • A ship or boat; something that carries things
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    • victim

      US /ˈvɪktɪm/

      UK /ˈvɪktɪm/

      • Noun
      • Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
      • Person feeling helpless in times of bad luck
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    • virus

      US /ˈvaɪrəs/

      UK /'vaɪrəs/

      • Noun
      • File secretly put on computers to cause harm
      • Living organism that causes disease or sickness
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    • wasp

      US /wɑsp, wɔsp/

      UK /wɒsp/

      • Noun
      • Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
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    • weight

      US /wet/

      UK /weɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • How heavy something is
      • Metal object to measure how heavy something is
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    • worldwide

      US /ˈwɚldˈwaɪd/

      UK /ˈwɜ:ldwaɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
      • Adverb
      • Extending or reaching throughout the whole world.
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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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