across from
US /əˈkrɔs frʌm/
UK /əˈkrɔs frɔm/
- Preposition
- Being on the other side
A1Moreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Morecall for
US /kɔl fɔr/
UK /kɔ:l fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- To come to someone's house to take them somewhere
A1Morecampground
US
UK
- Noun
- Site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
C2Moreclock in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
A1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moredeck
US /dɛk/
UK /dek/
- Noun
- Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- Transitive Verb
- To hit someone hard enough to knock them down
B1Moredodge
US /dɑ:dʒ/
UK /dɒdʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to avoid something
- Noun
- An attempt to avoid something
B1Moredrop into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- To descend or fall into a state or condition.
B1Moreenforcement
US /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
UK /ɪn'fɔ:smənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Process of making sure that rules are followed
- The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
B1Morefamily members
US
UK
- Noun (plural)
- People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
A1Morefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morefigure out
US /ˈfɪɡjɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiɡə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand the behavior of someone
- To think through logically to find a solution
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand or find an answer to something.
- To find a solution to a problem or understand something.
A1Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Morehomeowner
US /ˈhomˌonɚ/
UK /ˈhəʊməʊnə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who owns a home
C2Morehuge
US /hjudʒ/
UK /hju:dʒ/
- Adjective
- Very very large
A2Morelimb
US /lɪm/
UK /lɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Leg, arm, branch or wing
- Part of something that extends out over an area
B1Morelive for
US /liv fɔr/
UK /liv fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
A1Moremiracle
US /ˈmɪrəkəl/
UK /'mɪrəkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- A remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences.
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Morepersonnel
US /ˌpɜ:rsəˈnel/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who work for a company or group
- A group of people employed in an organization or for a specific task.
- Adjective
- Relating to the staff or employees of an organization.
B1TOEICMoreplant
US /plænt/
UK /plɑ:nt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory or a place where things are made
- Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
- Transitive Verb
- To firmly position something (in the ground)
- To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground
A2TOEICMoreprivacy
US /ˈpraɪvəsi/
UK /ˈprɪvəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being hidden from the presence of others
B2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreproperty
US /ˈprɑpəti/
UK /'prɒpətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular quality that someone or something has
- Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
A2TOEICMorerecreational
US /ˌrɛkriˈeʃənəl/
UK /ˌrekriˈeɪʃənl/
- Adjective
- Being done for pleasure
- Relating to the use of drugs for pleasure rather than for medical purposes.
B2Morerescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
UK /'reskju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
A2TOEICMorerespond
US /rɪˈspɑnd/
UK /rɪ'spɒnd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To answer something or someone
- To have a good reaction to e.g. medical treatment
A2TOEICMoreresponse
US /rɪˈspɑns/
UK /riˈspɔns/
- Noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
A2TOEICMorerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moreshelter
US /ˈʃɛltɚ/
UK /'ʃeltə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- Structure that covers or protects things
- Transitive Verb
- To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- To find protection from danger/bad weather
B1Moreshore
US /ʃɔr, ʃor/
UK /ʃɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
B1Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMorestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMoresue
US /su/
UK /su:/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To take legal action against someone
B2Moresweep
US /swip/
UK /swi:p/
- Countable Noun
- Man who cleans chimneys
- Long, smooth movement made with your arm or a tool
- Transitive Verb
- To clean something from a surface with a brush
- To search a very wide area for something
A2Moretent
US /tɛnt/
UK /tent/
- Countable Noun
- Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- Intransitive Verb
- To live by camping outdoors in a cloth structure
B1Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoretragedy
US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/
UK /'trædʒədɪ/
- Noun
- Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- Very sad event that usually involves death
B1Moreup there
US /ʌp ðɛr/
UK /ʌp ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- In heaven.
A1Moreupstream
US /ˈʌpˈstrim/
UK /ˌʌpˈstri:m/
- Adverb
- In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
B2Morewipe
US /waɪp/
UK /waɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To clean or dry something with a cloth
- To spread a liquid on something
- Noun
- Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
A2More
Vocabulary
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- go on: To continue doing something
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- drop into: To visit someone or some place casually and often briefly.
- call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- across from: Being on the other side
- live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- spot: A certain place or area
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- huge: Very very large
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
- couple: To join something to something else
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- respond: To answer something or someone
- leave: To go away from; depart
- rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
- enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- point: An item to be discussed
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- sweep: Man who cleans chimneys
- recreational: Being done for pleasure
- plant: Factory or a place where things are made
- limb: Leg, arm, branch or wing
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- dodge: To attempt to avoid something
- personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
- sue: Person's name
- tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
- upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
- homeowner: Someone who owns a home
- campground: Site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
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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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Video shows woman stuck in tree after treading floodwaters for 20 miles across Texas
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佛斯特 posted on 2025/07/08Wow, this is an incredible survivor story! You'll see how a woman was rescued after being stuck in a tree for miles during devastating floodwaters in Texas. This video is a fantastic chance to practice simple sentence structures and real-life situational dialogue from a live rescue report.
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