Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • switch: A change or shift from one method to another
  • handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
  • creep: To move quietly so as not to be seen
  • vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • consonant: Music (of a note) in harmony
  • spell: To lead to future trouble
  • excellent: Extremely good
  • step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • think: To have an idea about something without certainty
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • add: To include as well
  • study: To focus on learning something usually at school
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • surely: With certainty; definitely
  • cow: Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
  • ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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    • consonant

      US /ˈkɑnsənənt/

      UK /ˈkɒnsənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Music (of a note) in harmony
      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound or letter that is not a vowel
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    • cough

      US /kɔ:f/

      UK /kɒf/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To suddenly expel air from the lungs
      • Noun
      • Act of pushing out air from your body suddenly
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    • cow

      US /kaʊ/

      UK /kaʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make afraid or ashamed; intimidate
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    • creep

      US /krip/

      UK /kri:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move quietly so as not to be seen
      • Countable Noun
      • Scary or disliked person
      B1
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    • excellent

      US /ˈɛksələnt/

      UK /ˈeksələnt/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely good
      • Very skilled; having great ability.
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    • handy

      US /ˈhændi/

      UK /'hændɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
      • Being skillful in performing small tasks
      C2
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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
      A1
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    • ow

      US /aʊ/

      UK /aʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are hurt
      C2
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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
      B1
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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.
      B1
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    • spell

      US /spɛl/

      UK /spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lead to future trouble
      • To be able to write (or say) the letters of a word
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Making some magic happen; form of words to do this
      • Period of time; time when an action is being done
      A2
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    • switch

      US /swɪtʃ/

      UK /swɪtʃ/

      • Noun
      • A change or shift from one method to another
      • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exchange or replace something for another thing
      A2TOEIC
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    • vowel

      US /ˈvaʊəl/

      UK /ˈvaʊəl/

      • Countable Noun
      • A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
      B1
      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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