Vocabulary

  • by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
  • look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
  • on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
  • yes and no: An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
  • desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
  • clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
  • dwell: To live in a certain place
  • waste: To kill or severely harm someone
  • mad: Very angry
  • mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
  • remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
  • discover: To find something new that was not known before
  • deep: Complex and important
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • knowledge: Information, understanding, or skill
  • live: To be alive
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • forget: To not remember something
  • move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
  • man: Humans in general, including male and female
  • family: Close group of people or organizations
  • home: House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
  • happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
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    • by now

      US /baɪ naʊ/

      UK /bai nau/

      • Phrase
      • At the present time or already; before the present.
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    • clue

      US /klu/

      UK /klu:/

      • Noun
      • Information that helps explain something; hint
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    • desperate

      US /ˈdɛspərɪt/

      UK /ˈdespərət/

      • Adjective
      • Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
      • State of urgently wanting to go to the toilet
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    • discover

      US /dɪˈskʌvɚ/

      UK /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To find something new that was not known before
      • To learn or find out (something previously unknown or secret).
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    • dwell

      US /dwɛl/

      UK /dwel/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a certain place
      • To think or talk a lot about something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • look into

      US /lʊk ˈɪntu/

      UK /luk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
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    • mad

      US /mæd/

      UK /mæd/

      • Adjective
      • Very angry
      • Enthusiastic about something
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    • mirror

      US /ˈmɪrɚ/

      UK /'mɪrə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
      • An accurate impression or picture of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reflect (an image)
      • To have similar qualities to something else
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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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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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    • waste

      US /west/

      UK /weɪst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To kill or severely harm someone
      • To use valuable things ineffectively
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Materials left over after a process has finished
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    • yes and no

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An ambivalent or uncertain answer; a response that is neither a clear affirmation nor a clear denial.
      • A situation with both positive and negative aspects; a qualified affirmation.
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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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    Mirror of Erised | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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