Vocabulary

  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
  • check out
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
  • go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
  • apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
  • bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • superior: Better; higher quality
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • fake: Not real; made to look like something real
  • company: Good feeling from being with someone else
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
  • president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
  • execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
  • alive: Living; not dead
  • originally: At first; in the beginning
  • merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
  • empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
  • nursery: Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
  • galaxy: A group of stars and planets in space
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • area: Amount of measured space
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • weight: How heavy something is
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • university: High-level educational institution; college
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • united: To join or come together for the same goal
  • sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
  • machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
  • octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
  • unicorn: Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
  • shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
  • guillotine: Cutting machine with a sharp blade
  • berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
  • strawberry: Sweet fleshy red fruit
  • vend: To offer something for sale or to sell something
  • grandson: Your son or daughter's son
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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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    • alive

      US /əˈlaɪv/

      UK /ə'laɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Living; not dead
      • Active; energetic; full of life.
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    • apparently

      US /əˈpærəntlɪ/

      UK /əˈpærəntli/

      • Adverb
      • According to what you heard; from what can be seen
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    • bacteria

      US /bækˈtɪriə/

      UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/

      • Noun (plural)
      • The very small creatures that can cause disease
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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
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    • berry

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round fruit from plants and trees
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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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    • cell

      US /sɛl/

      UK /sel/

      • Countable Noun
      • Smallest unit of living things in biology
      • Group of people - often from a secret organization
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • empire

      US /ˈɛmˌpaɪr/

      UK /ˈempaɪə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Group of countries controlled by one government
      • A large and important business or group of businesses owned by one person or company.
      • Adjective
      • A style of dress with a high waistline, just below the bust.
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    • execute

      US /ˈɛksɪˌkjut/

      UK /ˈeksɪkju:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
      • To perform a plan or action
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    • fake

      US /fek/

      UK /feɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Not real; made to look like something real
      • Countable Noun
      • A copy of something made to trick people
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    • galaxy

      US /ˈɡæləksi/

      UK /'ɡæləksɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A group of stars and planets in space
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    • go ahead

      US /ɡo əˈhɛd/

      UK /ɡəu əˈhed/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
      • To give permission to do something
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To start or proceed with something
      • To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
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    • grandson

      US /ˈɡrændˌsʌn, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /'ɡrænsʌn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Your son or daughter's son
      • Term of endearment for a grandson.
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    • guillotine

      US /ˈɡɪləˌtin, ˈɡiə-/

      UK /ˈgɪləti:n/

      • Noun
      • Cutting machine with a sharp blade
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cut with a device with a sharp blade
      • To bring something to an abrupt end.
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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, disbelief
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • liquid

      US /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/

      • Adjective
      • (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
      • In a state of being uncertain
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that is similar to the state of water
      • A drink; beverage.
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    • merchant

      US /ˈmɜ:rtʃənt/

      UK /ˈmɜ:tʃənt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who buys and sells goods
      • A retail dealer; shopkeeper.
      • Adjective
      • Engaged in trade or commerce.
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    • nursery

      US /ˈnɜ:rsəri/

      UK /ˈnɜ:səri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place where trees and plants are grown and sold
      • Room in a hospital where babies are cared for
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    • octopus

      US /ˈɑ:ktəpəs/

      UK /ˈɒktəpəs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
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    • on earth

      US /ɑn ɚθ/

      UK /ɔn ə:θ/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
      • Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
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    • originally

      US /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      UK /əˈrɪdʒənəli/

      • Adverb
      • At first; in the beginning
      • In a new and unique manner
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    • percent

      US /pɚˈsɛnt/

      UK /pə'sent/

      • Adverb
      • One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A proportion multiplied by 100
      • A specified amount in every hundred
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    • president

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənt/

      • Noun
      • Person in charge of a country, or organization
      • The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
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    • rhyme

      US /raɪm/

      UK /raɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
      • Poem or song using similar-sounding words
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    • sand

      US /sænd/

      UK /sænd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
      • Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
      • To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
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    • shark

      US /ʃɑ:rk/

      UK /ʃɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
      • Large and dangerous fish with sharp teeth
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    • strawberry

      US /ˈstrɔˌbɛri/

      UK /'strɔ:bərɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Sweet fleshy red fruit
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    • superior

      US /sʊˈpɪriɚ/

      UK /su:'pɪərɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Better; higher quality
      • Higher in rank, status, or quality.
      • Noun
      • The senior person in a monastic community
      • Person of higher rank than you
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • unicorn

      US /ˈjunɪˌkɔrn/

      UK /ˈju:nɪkɔ:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Horselike mythical animal with a horn on forehead
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    • united

      US /juˈnaɪtɪd/

      UK /jʊ'naɪtɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To join or come together for the same goal
      • Adjective
      • Joined or combined together
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    • vend

      US /vend/

      UK /vend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To offer something for sale or to sell something
      B1
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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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    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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