Vocabulary

  • on the internet: Located or available on the internet.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • lay it on: To praise or criticize someone excessively or exaggeratedly.
  • a little bird told me: Used to say you heard something from a secret source.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • dish the dirt: To gossip or reveal private information.
  • spill the beans: To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
  • thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • reveal: To show something that was hidden before
  • expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • fierce: Very strong, wild or violent
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
  • huge: Very very large
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
  • disgusting: Having a very bad taste
  • surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
  • obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
  • spill: Accident when someone falls
  • gossip: To talk about others' private lives
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • bother: To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
  • proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
  • cult: Small extreme religious group
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • dirt: Loose earth or soil
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • circulate: To go round continuously
  • forehead: Area of the face above the eyes
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
  • cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
  • rumour: Gossip; story told by other people often not true
  • jay: Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
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    • a little bird told me

      US /ə ˈlɪtl bɝd toʊld mi/

      UK /ə ˈlɪtl ˈbə:d təuld mi/

      • other
      • Used to say you heard something from a secret source.
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • anonymous

      US /əˈnɑnəməs/

      UK /ə'nɒnɪməs/

      • Adjective
      • Unknown; with no name revealed
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    • bother

      US /ˈbɑðɚ/

      UK /'bɒðə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause problems, concerns or worry for someone
      • To take the trouble to do something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Problems, concern or worry for someone
      • A disturbance; trouble
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    • channel

      US /ˈtʃænəl/

      UK /'tʃænl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
      • TV or radio station or its programs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig a long hole for carrying water
      • To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
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    • circulate

      US /ˈsɚkjəˌlet/

      UK /'sɜ:kjəleɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To go round continuously
      • To move from one person to another, as at a party
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move around or through something, or to cause something to move around or through.
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • cult

      US /kʌlt/

      UK /kʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Small extreme religious group
      • Adjective
      • Very much liked by a small group of people
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    • cute

      US /kjut/

      UK /kju:t/

      • Adjective
      • Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
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    • dirt

      US /dɚt/

      UK /dɜ:t/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Loose earth or soil
      • A substance, such as mud or dust, that makes something dirty.
      • Countable Noun
      • A track made of compacted earth or soil.
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    • disgusting

      US /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

      UK /dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Having a very bad taste
      • Extremely unpleasant or unacceptable.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
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    • dish the dirt

      US /dɪʃ ðə dɜrt/

      UK /dɪʃ ðə dɜ:t/

      • other
      • To gossip or reveal private information.
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    • expression

      US /ɪkˈsprɛʃən/

      UK /ɪk'spreʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
      • Group of words that have a specific meaning
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    • fierce

      US /fɪrs/

      UK /fɪəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very strong, wild or violent
      • Intense in a way that causes or displays force.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • for example

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • forehead

      US /ˈfɔ:rhed/

      UK /ˈfɔ:hed/

      • Noun
      • Area of the face above the eyes
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    • gossip

      US /ˈgɑ:sɪp/

      UK /ˈgɒsɪp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk about others' private lives
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone spreading talk about other's private lives
      • The sharing of stories about other people's private lives
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    • huge

      US /hjudʒ/

      UK /hju:dʒ/

      • Adjective
      • Very very large
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • jay

      US /dʒe/

      UK /dʒeɪ/

      • Noun
      • Bird with a blue and white pattern on the wing
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    • judge

      US /dʒʌdʒ/

      UK /dʒʌdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who decides on the results of a contest
      • Person who has the power to make a decision
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To reach a decision about who won a contest
      • To form an opinion after careful consideration
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    • lay

      US /le/

      UK /leɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Amateur; not being a trained priest
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a bet on a game outcome
      • (Of a bird, etc.) to produce eggs from its body
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    • lay it on

      US /leɪ ɪt ɑn/

      UK /leɪ ɪt ɒn/

      • other
      • To praise or criticize someone excessively or exaggeratedly.
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    • obsess

      US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/

      UK /əbˈses/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To talk or think about someone, something too much
      • To think about something to an excessive degree
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the internet

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located or available on the internet.
      • Using the internet as a medium or platform.
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    • on the street

      US /ɑn ði strit/

      UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/

      • Phrase
      • Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
      • Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
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    • proof

      US /pruf/

      UK /pru:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of showing that something exists or is true
      • Special coating that protects something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To read a written work to check for mistakes
      • To protect by painting on a special coating
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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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    • reveal

      US /rɪˈvil/

      UK /rɪ'vi:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To show something that was hidden before
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    • rumour

      US /ˈrumɚ/

      UK /ˈru:mə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Gossip; story told by other people often not true
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To gossip; to tell a story about other people
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    • spill

      US /spɪl/

      UK /spɪl/

      • Noun
      • Accident when someone falls
      • Act of allowing a fluid to escape
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come out of and spread beyond limits
      • To tell secrets or let information escape
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    • spill the beans

      US

      UK

      • Idiom
      • To reveal a secret or private information, often unintentionally.
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    • spread

      US /sprɛd/

      UK /spred/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
      • The distance between two things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To place over a large area; to cover a large area
      • (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To regularly pay to receive a service
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    • surgery

      US /ˈsɚdʒəri/

      UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Medical operation involving cutting into body
      • A doctor's office; health clinic
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    • thumbs up

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
      • A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
      • Noun (plural)
      • Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
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    • twitter

      US /ˈtwɪtɚ/

      UK /ˈtwɪtə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
      • Proper Noun
      • An online messaging system
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    • uncountable

      US /ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/

      UK /ʌnˈkaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A noun that cannot be counted and does not have a plural form.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • weird

      US /wɪrd/

      UK /wɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
      • Eerily strange or disturbing.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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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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