Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
  • coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
  • come up: To come closer to someone; approach
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • flick through: To glance through pages quickly without reading carefully.
  • do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
  • tear off: To remove something quickly and forcefully by pulling it
  • take out: To apply for and get a license
  • suck up: To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
  • have to: Must do
  • turn around: To change your body to the opposite direction
  • see the light: To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
  • on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • set up
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • episode: One separate event in a series of events
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • slightly: Only a little
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
  • decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
  • scoop: To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
  • dawn: First light of day
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
  • straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
  • favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
  • plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
  • spit: To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
  • splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
  • caramel: Brown, chewy candy
  • bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
  • flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
  • sticky: Easy to adhere or stick to other things
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • predicament: Difficult situation that is hard to get out of
  • feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
  • wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
  • halfway: A middle point between two extremes
  • traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
  • hold: To agree to keep something for someone
  • cross: Angry and upset
  • cover: To record a different version of another song
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • mud: Soft, wet dirt
  • pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
  • sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
  • promenade: Public walkway, especially along a beach
  • staircase: Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
  • twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
  • tub: Another word for a bath
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • dusk: Time before night when it is not yet dark
  • sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
  • lime: White containing calcium used in farming
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • apricot: Small yellow-orange fruit similar to a peach
  • zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • apricot

      US /ˈæprɪkɑ:t/

      UK /ˈeɪprɪkɒt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small yellow-orange fruit similar to a peach
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    • bill

      US /bɪl/

      UK /bɪl/

      • Noun
      • Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
      • Sign or poster advertising something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To request payment by handing over an invoice
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    • caramel

      US /ˈkærəməl, -ˌmɛl, ˈkɑrməl/

      UK /ˈkærəmel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Brown, chewy candy
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    • come up

      US /kʌm ʌp/

      UK /kʌm ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To come closer to someone; approach
      • (Of sun) to rise into the sky in the morning
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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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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • cross

      US /krɔs, krɑs/

      UK /krɒs/

      • Adjective
      • Angry and upset
      • From one side of something to the other
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put one thing over another e.g. arms
      • To breed one type of animal or plant with another
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    • dawn

      US /dɔn/

      UK /dɔ:n/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • First light of day
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To begin to grow light as the sun rises
      • To begin to be understood for the first time
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    • distance

      US /ˈdɪstəns/

      UK /'dɪstəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of friendliness toward another person
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amount of space between two places or things
      • A point or place that is far away.
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    • do in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make completely tired out and exhausted
      • To destroy or cause damage to someone
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    • dusk

      US /dʌsk/

      UK /dʌsk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Time before night when it is not yet dark
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    • episode

      US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/

      UK /'epɪsəʊd/

      • Noun
      • One separate event in a series of events
      • Show which is part of a larger story
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    • fairy

      US /ˈfɛri/

      UK /'feərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small imaginary being that can do magic
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    • feed

      US /fid/

      UK /fi:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
      • To push something through an opening
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food given to animals
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    • flick through

      US /flɪk θru/

      UK /flik θru:/

      • other
      • To glance through pages quickly without reading carefully.
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    • flow

      US /flo/

      UK /fləʊ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of something that moves through an area
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    • fridge

      US /frɪdʒ/

      UK /frɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
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    • go find

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To search for and locate someone or something.
      • An instruction to locate something.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • halfway

      US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/

      UK /ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ/

      • Adverb
      • A middle point between two extremes
      • At or to a point equidistant between two places.
      • Adjective
      • Located at or being at a point equidistant between two places.
      • Partially completed; at an intermediate stage.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • lime

      US /laɪm/

      UK /laɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • White containing calcium used in farming
      • Small, round and sour fruit with hard green skin
      • Adjective
      • Bright green color
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • mud

      US /mʌd/

      UK /mʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Soft, wet dirt
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    • on the road

      US /ɑn ði rəʊd/

      UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/

      • Phrase
      • Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
      • Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
      • Idiom
      • Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
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    • on the surface

      US /ɑn ði ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /ɔn ðə ˈsə:fis/

      • Phrase
      • Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
      • Located on the outer part or uppermost layer of something.
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    • pin

      US /pɪn/

      UK /pɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hold someone down so that they can't move
      • To fasten things together using a sharp point
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A piece of jewelry worn pinned to clothes
      • Short for Personal Information Number
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    • plastic

      US /ˈplæstɪk/

      UK /'plæstɪk/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
      • Adjective
      • Being easily formed or shaped
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • predicament

      US /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/

      UK /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/

      • Noun
      • Difficult situation that is hard to get out of
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    • promenade

      US /ˌprɑməˈned, -ˈnɑd/

      UK /ˌprɒmə'nɑ:d/

      • Noun
      • Public walkway, especially along a beach
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To walk in a casual, relaxed manner for pleasure
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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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    • scoop

      US /skup/

      UK /sku:p/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To dig out for a hole with a tool or hands
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An amount of e.g. ice cream taken from a whole
      • An important news story broken for the first time
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    • see the light

      US /si ði laɪt/

      UK /si: ðə lait/

      • Idiom
      • To finally understand something after a period of confusion or ignorance.
      • To come into existence or be made public.
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • shore

      US /ʃɔr, ʃor/

      UK /ʃɔ:(r)/

      • Noun
      • Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • slightly

      US /ˈslaɪtli/

      UK /ˈslaɪtli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a little
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    • spin

      US /spɪn/

      UK /spɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a ball rotate when throwing it
      • To move something in a rapid turning motion
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To feel dizzy/confused, as in my head is spinning
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    • spine

      US /spaɪn/

      UK /spaɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of bones that runs down your back
      • The place the pages of a book are attached
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    • spit

      US /spɪt/

      UK /spɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To forcefully blow saliva out from your mouth
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    • splash

      US /splæʃ/

      UK /splæʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw water or liquids in many directions
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of throwing water in various directions
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    • staircase

      US /ˈstɛrˌkes/

      UK /ˈsteəkeɪs/

      • Noun
      • Flight of stairs and the structures supporting it
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    • sticky

      US /ˈstɪki/

      UK /ˈstɪki/

      • Adjective
      • Easy to adhere or stick to other things
      • (Of weather/a day) uncomfortably hot and humid
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    • straw

      US /strɔ/

      UK /strɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
      • Countable Noun
      • Thin tube used for sucking up liquids to drink
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    • suck up

      US /sʌk ʌp/

      UK /sʌk ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To try to gain favor by flattering or fawning.
      • To absorb or soak up a liquid.
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    • sunset

      US /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

      UK /ˈsʌnset/

      • Noun
      • Daily disappearance of the sun
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    • take out

      US /tek aʊt/

      UK /teik aut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To apply for and get a license
      • To take someone on a date
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
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    • tear off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove something quickly and forcefully by pulling it
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • traffic

      US /ˈtræfɪk/

      UK /'træfɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The cars or vehicles on the road
      • Amount of activity over a communication system
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Deal or trade in something illegal.
      • To direct and control traffic.
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    • tub

      US /tʌb/

      UK /tʌb/

      • Countable Noun
      • Another word for a bath
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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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    • twilight

      US /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/

      UK /'twaɪlaɪt/

      • Noun
      • Period of time just as the sun sets
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    • wheel

      US /wi:l/

      UK /wi:l/

      • Noun
      • Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something which has wheels or is on wheels
      • To turn or cause to turn something in a circle
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    • zebra

      US /ˈzibrə/

      UK /'zebrə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
      • A pedestrian crossing marked with black and white stripes.
      • Adjective
      • Having alternating black and white lines, used in computing and design.
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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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