Vocabulary

  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
  • hand out: To distribute papers (often in class)
  • outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • awkward: Lacking smooth movement
  • subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
  • assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
  • enormous: Huge; very big; very important
  • permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
  • settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
  • toss: To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
  • direction: When someone tells people what to do
  • raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
  • click: To work well with someone or something
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
  • recess: An area that is set back in a room or building
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • terrible: Very bad; horrible
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
  • worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
  • hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
  • flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
  • kindergarten: School or class for children between four and six
  • know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
  • live: To be alive
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • stomp: To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
  • terrify: To scare or greatly frighten
  • woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
  • monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
  • twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
  • gust: Sudden strong blast of wind
  • granny: Grandmother
  • airplane: A machine that flies through the air
  • quack: Derogatory term for an incompetent doctor
  • hulk: Large object, e.g. a boat
  • grandmother: Your mother or father's mother
  • bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
  • unanswered: Was not answered
  • lunchtime: The time you eat your midday meal
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    • airplane

      US /ˈɛrˌplen/

      UK /ˈeəpleɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • A machine that flies through the air
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    • assume

      US /əˈsum/

      UK /ə'sju:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To act in a false manner to mislead others
      • To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
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    • at school

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • awkward

      US /ˈɔkwəd/

      UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking smooth movement
      • Causing embarrassment or trouble
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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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    • bobby

      US /ˈbɑ:bi/

      UK /ˈbɒbi/

      • Noun
      • Police officer (UK slang)
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • bump

      US /bʌmp/

      UK /bʌmp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To bounce along over a rough surface
      • To knock against with force or violence
      • Noun
      • Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
      • Raised area on any smooth surface
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    • cave

      US /kev/

      UK /keɪv/

      • Noun
      • Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give in to pressure
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    • comment

      US /ˈkɑmɛnt/

      UK /'kɒment/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
      • An explanatory note in a computer program.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To say something that gives your opinion
      • To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
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    • direction

      US /dɪˈrɛkʃən, daɪ-/

      UK /də'rekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When someone tells people what to do
      • Describes the way you are going, e.g. North
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    • enormous

      US /ɪˈnɔrməs/

      UK /iˈnɔ:məs/

      • Adjective
      • Huge; very big; very important
      • Very great in size, amount, or degree.
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    • flight

      US /flaɪt/

      UK /flaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
      • Trip by plane, helicopter etc.
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    • grandmother

      US /ˈɡrændˌmʌðɚ, ˈɡræn-/

      UK /ˈgrænmʌðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Your mother or father's mother
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    • granny

      US /ˈɡræni/

      UK /'ɡrænɪ/

      • Noun
      • Grandmother
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    • gust

      US /ɡʌst/

      UK /gʌst/

      • Noun
      • Sudden strong blast of wind
      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of winds) to blow in a short sudden manner
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    • hand out

      US /hænd aʊt/

      UK /hænd aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To distribute papers (often in class)
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    • harmony

      US /ˈhɑrməni/

      UK /'hɑ:mənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
      • When musical notes sound pleasing together
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    • hire

      US /haɪr/

      UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
      • To give the use of something in exchange for money
      • Noun
      • Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
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    • hulk

      US /hʌlk/

      UK /hʌlk/

      • Noun
      • Large object, e.g. a boat
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    • kindergarten

      US /ˈkɪndɚˌɡɑrtn, -dn/

      UK /'kɪndəɡɑ:tn/

      • Noun
      • School or class for children between four and six
      • Adjective
      • Relating to kindergarten education.
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    • lunchtime

      US /ˈlʌntʃˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/

      • Noun
      • The time you eat your midday meal
      • Adjective
      • Relating to or happening during the time when lunch is eaten.
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    • monster

      US /ˈmɑnstɚ/

      UK /'mɒnstə(r)/

      • Countable Noun
      • Large frightening imaginary creature
      • Very evil person
      • Adjective
      • Very large
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    • on the way

      US /ɑn ði we/

      UK /ɔn ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • During the journey to a particular place.
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    • outside of

      US /aʊtˈsaɪd ʌv/

      UK /ˌautˈsaid ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
      • Beyond the scope, range, or limits of something.
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    • permanent

      US /ˈpɚmənənt/

      UK /'pɜ:mənənt/

      • Adjective
      • Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
      • Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
      • Noun
      • A person who is a permanent employee.
      • A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
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    • quack

      US /kwæk/

      UK /kwæk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Derogatory term for an incompetent doctor
      • Sound made by a duck
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sound like a duck
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    • recess

      US /ˈriˌsɛs, rɪˈsɛs/

      UK /rɪ'ses/

      • Noun
      • An area that is set back in a room or building
      • Break between school classes
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To interrupt an activity for a short period of time
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    • rent

      US /rɛnt/

      UK /rent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give the use of something in return for payment
      • To cut a piece of cloth by tearing it
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    • roar

      US /rɔr, ror/

      UK /rɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
      • To shout using a loud deep powerful voice
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A very loud, deep or hearty laugh
      • A very loud deep powerful shout
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    • settle

      US /ˈsɛtl/

      UK /'setl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
      • To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To become accustomed to a new environment
      • (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
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    • silence

      US /ˈsaɪləns/

      UK /'saɪləns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being quiet and not talking for a time
      • When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop the noise that something is making
      • To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • spot

      US /spɑt/

      UK /spɒt/

      • Noun
      • A certain place or area
      • A difficult time; awkward situation
      • Transitive Verb
      • To see someone or something by chance
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    • stare

      US /stɛr/

      UK /steə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look at someone or something for a long time
      • Noun
      • A long look at something or someone for a reason
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    • stomp

      US /stɑ:mp/

      UK /stɒmp/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk, dance, or move with heavy steps
      • Noun
      • A walk, dance, or movement with heavy steps
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    • subscribe

      US /səbˈskraɪb/

      UK /səb'skraɪb/

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

      US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

      UK /ˈterəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; horrible
      • Causing great fear; frightening
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    • terrify

      US /ˈtɛrəˌfaɪ/

      UK /ˈterɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To scare or greatly frighten
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    • to do with

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      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To be about something; concern
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    • toss

      US /tɔ:s/

      UK /tɒs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To throw something into the air, e.g. casually
      • To mix ingredients lightly.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move about restlessly; to writhe or fidget.
      • To be thrown about violently.
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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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    • unanswered

      US /ʌnˈɑːnsərd/

      UK /ʌnˈɑ:nsəd/

      • Adjective
      • Was not answered
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    • woo

      US /wu/

      UK /wu:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
      • To attempt to persuade to do 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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    US/brev/
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    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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