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  • once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
  • upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
  • run with: To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
  • left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
  • join in
  • in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
  • see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
  • look back: To think about past events
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
  • across the line: To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • motivation: Reason behind why someone did something
  • strength: Condition of being strong
  • express: To send something by fast mail
  • measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
  • calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
  • competition: Fighting against others to win something
  • crowd: To force too many things, people into
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • witness: To see the signing of an official document
  • quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
  • fit: Good looking; physically attractive
  • race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • sentiment: Feeling or attitude you have about something
  • silent: Without making any noise; soundless
  • compete: To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
  • delight: Strong feeling of great pleasure
  • spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • important: Having power or authority
  • determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
  • proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
  • gather: To bring objects together into one place
  • blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • ecstatic: Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
  • athletic: Fit and strong; physically capable
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • success: Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • dig: To move material to create a hole
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • question: To ask for or try to get information
  • wise: Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
  • heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
  • prepare: To make something ready for use
  • deep: Complex and important
  • plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
  • frail: (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
  • bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • exclaim: To say or shout something suddenly
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    • across the line

      US /əˈkrɔs ðə laɪn/

      UK /əˈkrɒs ðə lain/

      • other
      • To behave beyond acceptable or permitted boundaries.
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    • athletic

      US /æθˈlɛtɪk/

      UK /æθˈletɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Fit and strong; physically capable
      B1
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
      A2
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    • bless

      US /blɛs/

      UK /bles/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
      B1
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    • blind

      US /blaɪnd/

      UK /blaɪnd/

      • Adjective
      • Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
      • Lacking in judgment or awareness
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause someone to lose the ability to see
      • To be unable to see the truth about a situation
      A2
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    • calm

      US /kɑm/

      UK /kɑ:m/

      • Adjective
      • Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
      • Relaxed and not worried or angry
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
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    • compete

      US /kəmˈpit/

      UK /kəmˈpi:t/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To try to beat others at something, e.g. a race
      • To try to gain something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
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    • competition

      US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Fighting against others to win something
      • A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
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    • crowd

      US /kraʊd/

      UK /kraʊd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To force too many things, people into
      • (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large group of people together in one place
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    • delight

      US /dɪˈlaɪt/

      UK /dɪ'laɪt/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Strong feeling of great pleasure
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give someone pleasure or joy
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    • determination

      US /dɪˌtɚməˈneʃən/

      UK /dɪˌtɜ:mɪˈneɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
      • The act of finding out or establishing something exactly, usually as the result of research or calculation.
      B1
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    • dig

      US /dɪɡ/

      UK /dɪg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move material to create a hole
      • To search or investigate thoroughly.
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    • ecstatic

      US /ɛkˈstætɪk/

      UK /ɪkˈstætɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Showing or feeling great pleasure or delight
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    • exclaim

      US /ɪkˈsklem/

      UK /ɪkˈskleɪm/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To say or shout something suddenly
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    • fit

      US /fɪt/

      UK /fɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Good looking; physically attractive
      • Having good physical health and strength
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To install a machine, equipment etc.
      • To adjust or change to the right size or shape
      A2
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    • frail

      US /frel/

      UK /freɪl/

      • Adjective
      • (E.g. of old person) weak in health, body
      B2
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    • gather

      US /ˈɡæðɚ/

      UK /ˈgæðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To bring objects together into one place
      • To collect foods such as wild berries or crops
      • Noun
      • Fold in cloth, as in a full skirt
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    • get across

      US /ɡɛt əˈkrɔs/

      UK /ɡet əˈkrɔs/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
      A1
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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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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      B2
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    • in the middle of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In the central part or point of something.
      • Engaged or occupied with something.
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    • join in

      US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/

      UK /dʒɔin in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      A1
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    • left standing

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
      • Unresolved or not dealt with.
      A2
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    • look back

      US /lʊk bæk/

      UK /luk bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think about past events
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    • motivation

      US /ˌmotəˈveʃən/

      UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Reason behind why someone did something
      • Enthusiasm for doing something.
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • once upon a time

      US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/

      UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
      B1
      More
    • plead

      US /plid/

      UK /pli:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
      • To say if you are guilty of a crime, or not
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    • proud

      US /praʊd/

      UK /praʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; worthy of making one pleased
      • Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
      B1TOEIC
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    • quiz

      US /kwɪz/

      UK /kwɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A game in which players answer questions on topics
      • Brief spoken or written test, given to students
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask a person many questions about something
      B1
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    • race

      US /res/

      UK /reɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
      • People who share physical features or culture
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To take part in a running or swimming competition
      • To move or go at a very fast pace
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • run with

      US /rʌn wɪð/

      UK /rʌn wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take and work with an idea, plan as your own
      A1
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    • see in

      US /si ɪn/

      UK /si: in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
      A1
      More
    • sentiment

      US /ˈsɛntəmənt/

      UK /ˈsentɪmənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Feeling or attitude you have about something
      • Feeling of love, sympathy and friendly emotions
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    • silent

      US /ˈsaɪlənt/

      UK /'saɪlənt/

      • Adjective
      • Without making any noise; soundless
      • Usually speaking very little
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    • spectacle

      US /ˈspɛktəkəl/

      UK /ˈspektəkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Impressive performance, public event or show
      • Large public event, performance, or show
      B1
      More
    • strength

      US /strɛŋkθ, strɛŋθ, strɛnθ/

      UK /streŋθ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Condition of being strong
      • The quality or state of being physically strong.
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    • success

      US /səkˈsɛs/

      UK /sək'ses/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Achievement of a desired purpose or goal
      • A successful person; one who achieved their aims
      A2TOEIC
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    • upon a time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
      A1
      More
    • wise

      US /waɪz/

      UK /waɪz/

      • Adjective
      • Knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
      A2
      More
    • witness

      US /ˈwɪtnɪs/

      UK /'wɪtnəs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To see the signing of an official document
      • To see an event take place (usually a crime)
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who was present to see an event take place
      • Evidence or proof of something
      B1TOEIC
      More
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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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    Ever wondered what 'winning' truly means? This inspirational short story, 'This Race Called Life,' offers a beautiful lesson about sportsmanship and helping others finish together, perfect for practicing simple sentence structures and cultural insights. You'll be reflecting on life's priorities long after the race is over!

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