Vocabulary

  • in the mood: Wanting to do something
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • to do with: To be about something; concern
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • have to: Must do
  • in the books: Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
  • get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
  • come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
  • in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
  • coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • brutal: Extremely violent or mean
  • escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
  • trap: Device used for catching animals
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • rude: Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
  • mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
  • silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
  • sift: To look through and remove less valuable things
  • control: A device designed to operate a machine
  • arise: To stand up
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • catch: Amount of something that has been caught
  • necessity: Something that you must have or do
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • own: To have something as your property
  • screen: To hide or block something from being seen
  • inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
  • passage: Process of moving through time
  • poison: To affect something in a very negative way
  • permit: To allow something to happen; to give permission
  • blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
  • spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
  • obey: To do what someone or something commands you to do
  • lord: (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
  • understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
  • needle: Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
  • sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • gum: To cover or stick with adhesive
  • cleanse: To remove impurities or pollutants from something
  • unable: Not being able to do something
  • bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
  • duke: Title given to a man below the rank of prince
  • birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth
  • bade: To propose an amount you want to pay for something
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    • arise

      US /əˈraɪz/

      UK /əˈraɪz/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To stand up
      • To result or happen due to a particular event
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    • bade

      US /bæd, bed/

      UK /beɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To propose an amount you want to pay for something
      • To express words of good wishes to someone leaving
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    • birthright

      US /ˈbə:θˌraɪt/

      UK /ˈbɜ:θraɪt/

      • Noun
      • Privilege or property you have from birth
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    • blade

      US /bled/

      UK /bleɪd/

      • Noun
      • One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
      • Sharp edge used for cutting
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    • bless

      US /blɛs/

      UK /bles/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something holy by saying a special prayer
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    • brutal

      US /ˈbrutl/

      UK /'bru:tl/

      • Adjective
      • Extremely violent or mean
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    • cleanse

      US /klɛnz/

      UK /klenz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove impurities or pollutants from something
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    • come for

      US /kʌm fɔr/

      UK /kʌm fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrive to collect someone or something.
      • To attack someone.
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    • coming and going

      US /ˈkʌmɪŋ ənd ˈɡoɪŋ/

      UK /ˈkʌmɪŋ ænd ˈgəʊɪŋ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
      • Adjective
      • Intermittent; not constant or reliable.
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    • duke

      US /duk, djuk/

      UK /dju:k/

      • Noun
      • Title given to a man below the rank of prince
      • Proper Noun
      • Person's name
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    • escape

      US /ɪˈskep/

      UK /ɪ'skeɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
      • The 'esc key' on a keyboard
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
      • To get away from a place where you are being kept
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    • get past

      US /ɡɛt pæst/

      UK /ɡet pɑːst/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
      • To move beyond someone or something that is blocking your way.
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    • grave

      US /ɡrev/

      UK /ɡreɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic death; being dead
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    • gum

      US /ɡʌm/

      UK /ɡʌm/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or stick with adhesive
      • Noun
      • Adhesive material used to stick things together
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in the books

      US /ɪn ði bʊks/

      UK /ɪn ði bʊks/

      • other
      • Finished, completed, or officially recorded.
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    • in the mood

      US /ɪn ði mud/

      UK /in ðə mu:d/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to do something
      • Having a desire for sex
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    • in the way

      US /ɪn ði we/

      UK /in ðə wei/

      • Phrase
      • Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
      • Stored or placed so as to be available or ready when needed.
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    • inherit

      US /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

      UK /ɪn'herɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
      • To receive property or money after someone dies
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • lord

      US /lɔrd/

      UK /lɔ:d/

      • Noun
      • (Name used to refer to god in some religions)
      • Man with power and authority; a nobleman
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To act as though you can tell people what to do
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    • necessity

      US /nəˈsɛsɪti/

      UK /nəˈsesəti/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that you must have or do
      • The state of being forced to do something because it is required.
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    • needle

      US /ˈnidl/

      UK /'ni:dl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Part of a medical device used to inject medicine
      • Very thin pointed object used in sewing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To upset someone by making rude or hurtful remarks
      • To prick or pierce with a needle.
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • obey

      US /oˈbe/

      UK /əˈbeɪ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To do what someone or something commands you to do
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    • passage

      US /ˈpæsɪdʒ/

      UK /'pæsɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of moving through time
      • Countable Noun
      • Journey by ship from one place to another
      • Short piece from a longer song, article or speech
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    • permit

      US /pərˈmɪt/

      UK /pəˈmɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow something to happen; to give permission
      • To give authorization or consent for something.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of paper giving you rights to do something
      • An official document giving permission to fish or hunt.
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    • poison

      US /ˈpɔɪzən/

      UK /ˈpɔɪzn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect something in a very negative way
      • To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Substance that can kill when eaten/drunk
      • Something that has a harmful or destructive influence.
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    • rude

      US /rud/

      UK /ru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Being unkind or impolite to others; disrespectful
      • Offensive; ill-mannered
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    • sand

      US /sænd/

      UK /sænd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
      • Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
      • To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
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    • screen

      US /skrin/

      UK /skri:n/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide or block something from being seen
      • To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
      • Noun
      • Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
      • Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
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    • shield

      US /ʃild/

      UK /ʃi:ld/

      • Noun
      • A family's coat of arms or insignia
      • Device used to protect from a harmful force
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
      • To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
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    • sift

      US /sɪft/

      UK /sɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To look through and remove less valuable things
      • To remove lumps from/add air to flour with a sieve
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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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    • spice

      US /spaɪs/

      UK /spaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
      • Transitive Verb
      • To add chili, etc. to food to improve its taste
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    • to do with

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      UK

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

      US /træp/

      UK /træp/

      • Countable Noun
      • Device used for catching animals
      • Vehicle pulled by a single horse
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a device to catch animals or people
      • To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
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    • unable

      US /ʌnˈebəl/

      UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/

      • Adjective
      • Not being able to do something
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
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    • whoa

      US /woʊ/

      UK /wəʊ/

      • Interjection
      • Tell someone to do something more slowly
      • An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
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    • with it

      US /wɪð ɪt/

      UK /wið it/

      • Adjective
      • Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
      • Understanding and knowledgeable about current trends or information.
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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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