Vocabulary

  • up the spout: In a bad situation or ruined; failed.
  • up sticks: To move home or relocate to another place.
  • pick up sticks: To gather sticks from the ground.
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • black sheep: A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
  • bend down: To bend your body toward the floor
  • make up: To invent or create a story
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • turn off
  • have to: Must do
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
  • like fun: Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
  • act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
  • turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
  • sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
  • fly up: To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
  • for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
  • in a row: One after another without a break.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • roll it: To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
  • smash hit: A very successful song, film, play, etc.
  • read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
  • easy as pie: Something very simple or easy to do.
  • on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
  • get back to: To get in contact with someone again
  • read along: To read simultaneously with someone else or follow a text aloud.
  • have a ball: To enjoy oneself very much; have a good time.
  • fishing for: Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
  • join in
  • turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
  • wave goodbye: To move your hand to say farewell.
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
  • laughter: Action or sound of laughing
  • music: Sounds that are sung or played to give pleasure
  • rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
  • jack: To increase the amount or intensity of something
  • clock: A device that shows the time
  • mouse: Small animal that has fur and a long tail
  • dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
  • spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
  • sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
  • wool: Soft, thick hair of sheep, used for clothing
  • peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
  • ding: Dent in a car, etc. caused by being hit
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    • act out

      US /ækt aʊt/

      UK /ækt aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To perform a role before going on stage; practice
      • To perform or represent something through actions.
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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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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    • bend down

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To bend your body toward the floor
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    • black sheep

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • A person who is different from the rest of their family or group and who is considered a disgrace.
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • come up with

      US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/

      UK /kʌm ʌp wið/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To think of an idea or solution; produce
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    • ding

      US /dɪŋ/

      UK /dɪŋ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Dent in a car, etc. caused by being hit
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    • dock

      US /dɑ:k/

      UK /dɒk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To take away a part of an animal's tail
      • To take away a part of someone's salary
      • Noun
      • Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept
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    • easy as pie

      US /ˈizi əz paɪ/

      UK /ˈi:zi əz paɪ/

      • other
      • Something very simple or easy to do.
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    • fishing for

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Currently trying to get attention or praise from other people.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Present continuous of trying to catch fish.
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    • fly up

      US /flai ʌp/

      UK /flai ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To ascend or rise quickly into the air.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be quickly promoted or advance in a career or organization.
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    • for sure

      US /fɔr ʃʊr/

      UK /fɔ: ʃuə/

      • Adverb
      • Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
      • Used to emphasize a statement.
      • Interjection
      • An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
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    • get back to

      US /ɡɛt bæk tu/

      UK /ɡet bæk tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To get in contact with someone again
      • To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
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    • have a ball

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To enjoy oneself very much; have a good time.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in a row

      US /ɪn e ro/

      UK /in ə rəu/

      • Phrase
      • One after another without a break.
      • Arranged in a straight line.
      • Idiom
      • To have an argument.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • join in

      US /dʒɔɪn ɪn/

      UK /dʒɔin in/

      • Phrasal Verb
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    • laughter

      US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/

      UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Action or sound of laughing
      • The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
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    • like fun

      US /laɪk fʌn/

      UK /laɪk fʌn/

      • other
      • Very fast or with great effort or enthusiasm.
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    • make up

      US /mek ʌp/

      UK /meik ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To invent or create a story
      • To add up to
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To invent a story, excuse, etc.
      • To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
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    • mouse

      US /maʊs/

      UK /maʊs/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small animal that has fur and a long tail
      • Noun
      • Computer device to control movement on a screen
      • Quiet, shy person
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    • on the floor

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
      • Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
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    • peep

      US /pip/

      UK /pi:p/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
      • Noun
      • Word or sound (used in the negative, etc.)
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    • pick up sticks

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather sticks from the ground.
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    • read along

      US /rid əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /ri:d əˈlɒŋ/

      • other
      • To read simultaneously with someone else or follow a text aloud.
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    • read out

      US /rid aʊt/

      UK /ri:d aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To display a particular value or measurement.
      • To retrieve and display data from a storage device.
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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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    • roll it

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare a marijuana cigarette.
      • To bowl a ball.
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    • sheep

      US /ʃip/

      UK /ʃi:p/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
      • Noun
      • Person who behaves as others do, without thinking
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    • sing along

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To join in singing with someone or something.
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    • smash hit

      US

      UK

      • Countable Noun
      • A very successful song, film, play, etc.
      • Adjective
      • Extremely successful; very popular.
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    • spider

      US /ˈspaɪdɚ/

      UK /ˈspaɪdə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
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    • think 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
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    • turn around

      US /tɚn əˈraʊnd/

      UK /tə:n əˈraund/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To change your body to the opposite direction
      • To make something running badly into a success
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change direction so as to face the opposite way.
      • To improve or cause to improve.
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    • turn off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone feel negatively about something
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    • turn out

      US /tɚn aʊt/

      UK /tə:n aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive for a public event or entertainment
      • To happen to be in the end
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    • turn to

      US /tɚn tu/

      UK /tə:n tu:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
      • To start doing or using something, often something bad or undesirable.
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    • up sticks

      US /ʌp stɪks/

      UK /ʌp stɪks/

      • other
      • To move home or relocate to another place.
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    • up the spout

      US /ʌp ði spaʊt/

      UK /ʌp ðə spaʊt/

      • other
      • In a bad situation or ruined; failed.
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    • wave goodbye

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move your hand to say farewell.
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    • wool

      US /wʊl/

      UK /wʊl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft, thick hair of sheep, used for clothing
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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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