Vocabulary

  • in a minute: Very soon; in a short amount of time.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • in particular: Specifically; especially.
  • look alike: To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
  • the following: Next in order or sequence.
  • on to: Toward something; forward
  • catch up: To become equal with another person
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
  • village: Small town in the country
  • petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • action: Something that a person or thing does
  • climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
  • confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
  • complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
  • alike: Equally; applied equally to several people/things
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • come: To arrive at a place
  • word: Unit of language that has a meaning
  • walk: To move with your legs at a slowish pace
  • pen: Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
  • today: This day; day that is happening now
  • harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
  • table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
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    • action

      US /ˈækʃən/

      UK /'ækʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that a person or thing does
      • A lawsuit.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act to do something
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    • alike

      US /əˈlaɪk/

      UK /əˈlaɪk/

      • Adverb
      • Equally; applied equally to several people/things
      • Adjective
      • Similar in appearance, manner or form
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    • catch up

      US /kætʃ ʌp/

      UK /kætʃ ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To become equal with another person
      • To inform others of the latest news
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
      • To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
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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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    • complain

      US /kəmˈplen/

      UK /kəmˈpleɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something is wrong and should be changed
      • To make a formal accusation or charge.
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    • confuse

      US /kənˈfjuz/

      UK /kənˈfju:z/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something unclear or hard to understand
      • To mistake one person or thing for another.
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • in a minute

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Very soon; in a short amount of time.
      • Within the duration of one minute.
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    • in particular

      US /ɪn pɚˈtɪkjəlɚ/

      UK /in pəˈtikjulə/

      • Phrase
      • Specifically; especially.
      • Detailed or precise.
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    • look alike

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To have a similar appearance; resemble each other.
      • Countable Noun
      • A person who closely resembles another, especially a celebrity.
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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
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    • on the table

      US /ɑn ði ˈtebəl/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈteibl/

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of a table.
      • Available for consideration or discussion.
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    • on to

      US /ɑn tu/

      UK /ɔn tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Toward something; forward
      • Aware of someone's activities.
      • Adjective
      • Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
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    • pen

      US /pɛn/

      UK /pen/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small fenced area where people or animals are kept
      • Writing tool that uses ink
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put animals, people in a fenced or closed area
      • To write (a song, love letter, etc.)
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    • petrol

      US /ˈpɛtrəl/

      UK /ˈpetrəl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
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    • roof

      US /ruf,rʊf/

      UK /ru:f/

      • Noun
      • Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
      • Cover or top of a building or car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Next in order or sequence.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • What is about to be said or written.
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    • village

      US /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/

      UK /'vɪlɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Small town in the country
      • A close-knit community or group of people.
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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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