check out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecork
US /kɔrk/
UK /kɔ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
- The soft bark of an oak tree
B2Moredevour
US /dɪˈvaʊr/
UK /dɪˈvaʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat quickly and hungrily
B2Moredisagree with
US /ˌdɪsəˈɡri wɪð/
UK /ˌdisəˈɡri: wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a different opinion from someone else.
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ill or uncomfortable.
A1Morefoliage
US /ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/
UK /ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Leaves of a plant
B2Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Morepetal
US /ˈpɛtl/
UK /ˈpetl/
- Noun
- Delicate colored part of a flower
B2Morepoem
US /ˈpoʊəm/
UK /ˈpəʊɪm/
- Noun
- A written composition in verse, not prose
A2Morepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morerhyme
US /raɪm/
UK /raɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- Poem or song using similar-sounding words
B2Moresieve
US /sɪv/
UK /sɪv/
- Noun
- Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
- Transitive Verb
- To push food through fine mesh to remove pips, etc.
C1Moretear
US /tɛr/
UK /teə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Drop of salty water from the eye
- Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
- Intransitive Verb
- To move very quickly, often with carelessness
A2Morethink 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
A1Morevow
US /vaʊ/
UK /vaʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Very serious promise
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a serious, often a religious, promise
B2Morewasp
US /wɑsp, wɔsp/
UK /wɒsp/
- Noun
- Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
B2More
Vocabulary
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- check out
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- English: Language of the UK, USA, Nigeria and elsewhere
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- eye: The part of the body that you see with
- vow: Very serious promise
- devour: To eat quickly and hungrily
- poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
- wasp: Black and yellow flying insect that can sting
- petal: Delicate colored part of a flower
- foliage: Leaves of a plant
- sieve: Device with fine mesh to filter out liquids
- cork: The wooden stopper in a wine bottle top
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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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English is tough stuff! Tricky poem read aloud with IPA indications
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巫嘟 posted on 2014/07/03Ever feel like English pronunciation is just plain tricky? This hilarious poem, "English Is Tough Stuff!", is read aloud with IPA to show you exactly why! You'll have a blast spotting spelling irregularities and irregular rhymes while boosting your vocabulary.
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