Vocabulary

  • drain away: To flow out or disappear gradually, especially liquid.
  • back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • spot: A certain place or area
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • section: A part of a whole
  • drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • soil: Conditions in which something develops
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • middle: Place that is halfway between two things
  • amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
  • roof: Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
  • link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
  • correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
  • type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
  • remove: To get rid of something completely
  • blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • happen: To take place or occur
  • parasitic: Living on larger plant/animal and dependent on it
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
  • leech: Freshwater worm that sucks blood
  • clung: To be dependent on
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    • amazing

      US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/

      • Adjective
      • Surprising in a pleasing way
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause wonder; to surprise completely
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    • back into

      US /bæk ˈɪntu/

      UK /bæk ˈɪntuː/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
      • To accidentally collide with something while moving backwards.
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    • blood

      US /blʌd/

      UK /blʌd/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
      • Related by birth; family
      • Transitive Verb
      • To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
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    • cause

      US /kɔz/

      UK /kɔ:z/

      • Noun
      • Belief, goal or organization that people support
      • Reason for
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something happen; create effect or result
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    • clung

      US /klʌŋ/

      UK /klʌŋ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be dependent on
      • To stick or be attached to
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    • correctly

      US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/

      UK /kə'rektlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an accurate or correct manner
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    • drain

      US /dren/

      UK /dreɪn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
      • Something that depletes resources or energy.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To empty or remove liquid from
      • To use up the energy/ money/power of something
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    • drain away

      US /drɛn əˈweɪ/

      UK /dreɪn əˈweɪ/

      • other
      • To flow out or disappear gradually, especially liquid.
      • To gradually lose energy, strength, or emotion.
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    • film

      US /fɪlm/

      UK /fɪlm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Thin layer that covers something
      • Movie
      • Transitive Verb
      • To record moving action with a camera
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    • flat

      US /flæt/

      UK /flæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Apartment; set of rooms for living in
      • The smooth or level part of something
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To share an apartment with someone
      • To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
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    • height

      US /haɪt/

      UK /haɪt/

      • Noun
      • Distance of something from the bottom to the top
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    • leech

      US /litʃ/

      UK /li:tʃ/

      • Noun
      • Freshwater worm that sucks blood
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    • link

      US /lɪŋk/

      UK /lɪŋk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
      • Connection between two or more things or people
      • Transitive Verb
      • To join or connect together
      • To associate or connect in one's mind.
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    • parasitic

      US /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/

      UK /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Living on larger plant/animal and dependent on it
      • Exploiting or preying on others; living off another's resources.
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • roof

      US /ruf,rʊf/

      UK /ru:f/

      • Noun
      • Top of the inside a tunnel, cave, mouth etc.
      • Cover or top of a building or car
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place a cover or top onto a building, vehicle
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    • section

      US / ˈsɛkʃən/

      UK /'sekʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A part of a whole
      • Specific group of people from a larger group
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something into smaller parts
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    • share

      US /ʃɛr/

      UK /ʃeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Part-ownership in a property, business or company
      • Part of a company you own, shown by a certificate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide something between two or more people
      • To allow others to use your things equally
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    • soil

      US /sɔɪl/

      UK /sɔɪl/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Conditions in which something develops
      • Mix of natural material in which plants grow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or become dirty
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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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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    • swamp

      US /swɑmp, swɔmp/

      UK /swɒmp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area of land that is wet or covered with water
      • Transitive Verb
      • To cover or fill something with water
      • To be so much or so many that people cannot cope
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
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    • worm

      US /wɚm/

      UK /wɜ:m/

      • Noun
      • Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
      • Transitive Verb
      • To remove worms from an animals stomach
      • To get information, etc. out of, by tricking them
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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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