Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • wear on
  • shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
  • breathe out: To exhale air from the lungs.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
  • mouth: Hole in the face used for eating and talking
  • eat: To put food in your mouth
  • river: Flowing water that runs from mountains to the sea
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • teach: To help someone learn or do something
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
  • happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
  • street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
  • open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
  • strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
  • air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
  • special: Being additional or extra
  • wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • carpet: Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
  • angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
  • lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
  • rug: Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • hug: To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
  • confused: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • compare: To consider how similar and different things are
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
  • tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
  • border: To be right next to another country or state
  • creature: Animal of any type
  • breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • smile: To put up the corners of mouth to show happiness
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
  • slightly: Only a little
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • avenue
  • shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
  • dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
  • pinpoint: Exact, as of accuracy
  • exhale: To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
  • devious: Clever in using lies and tricks to fool people
  • de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
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    • accent

      US /ˈækˌsɛnt/

      UK /'æksent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
      • Noun
      • Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
      • Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • avenue

      US /ˈævəˌnu, -ˌnju/

      UK /'ævənju:/

      • Noun
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Wide street
      • Way to approach something or some issue
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    • border

      US /ˈbɔrdɚ/

      UK /'bɔ:də(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be right next to another country or state
      • To form the edge of something
      • Noun
      • Outer part or edge of something
      • Line separating one country, state from another
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    • breathe

      US /brið/

      UK /bri:ð/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move air into and out of your lungs
      • To say something very softly
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    • breathe out

      US /brið aʊt/

      UK /bri:ð aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To exhale air from the lungs.
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • carpet

      US /ˈkɑ:rpɪt/

      UK /ˈkɑ:pɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Colored floor covering made of wool, etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with, e.g. many flowers
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    • confused

      US /kənˈfjuzd/

      UK /kənˈfju:zd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • Adjective
      • Being hard to understand
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    • creature

      US /ˈkritʃɚ/

      UK /ˈkri:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal of any type
      • An animal, as distinct from a human being.
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    • dedicate

      US /ˈdɛdɪˌket/

      UK /'dedɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
      • To give your energy, time, etc. completely
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    • devious

      US /ˈdiviəs/

      UK /ˈdi:viəs/

      • Adjective
      • Clever in using lies and tricks to fool people
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • exhale

      US /ɛksˈhel,ɛkˈhel/

      UK /eksˈheɪl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To breathe out the air or smoke in your lungs
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heat

      US /hit/

      UK /hi:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of anger, excitement, or arguing
      • Particular temperature at which to cook something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make hot or hotter
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    • hug

      US /hʌɡ/

      UK /hʌɡ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold someone in your arms as sign of affection
      • To keep very close to something
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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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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • pinpoint

      US /ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt/

      UK /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/

      • Adjective
      • Exact, as of accuracy
      • Very small or focused.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To locate something exactly
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • rat

      US /ræt/

      UK /ræt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
      • Person who is not loyal and reveals secrets
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    • rug

      US /rʌɡ/

      UK /rʌg/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small carpet; material used to cover a floor
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    • shorten

      US /ˈʃɔrtn/

      UK /'ʃɔ:tn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
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    • shout out

      US /ʃaʊt aʊt/

      UK /ʃaut aut/

      • Noun
      • A public expression of greeting or praise.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To publicly mention or acknowledge someone or something.
      • To publicly acknowledge or thank someone.
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • tense

      US /tɛns/

      UK /tens/

      • Noun
      • The use of grammar to state the time things happen
      • Adjective
      • Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
      • Stretched tight and stiff
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • wear on

      US /wɛr ɑn/

      UK /wɛə ɔn/

      • other
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    • wonderful

      US /'wʌndərfl/

      UK /ˈwʌndəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
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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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    How to pronounce 'H' in English -- not 'A' or 'R'!

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    Ever mixed up your 'H' sound with 'A' or 'R'? This fun lesson breaks down the aspirated 'H' sound with mouth position tips and minimal pairs like 'hat' vs 'rat' to make your English pronunciation crystal clear! You'll pick up practical vocabulary for daily conversations and boost your confidence speaking.

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