Vocabulary

  • picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
  • in hell: In a very bad or unpleasant situation
  • in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
  • essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
  • cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
  • result: Something produced through tests or experiments
  • giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
  • responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
  • communicate: To give and exchange information
  • distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
  • quest: Long and challenging journey to find something
  • role: Character played by an actor
  • fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • hell: Any place of pain and suffering
  • transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • dim: Not bright; not being clear
  • inability: Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
  • mythology: Myths of a particular culture or group of people
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
  • valley: Area between mountains with river running through
  • central: Being in the middle
  • loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
  • rebellion: Act of conflicting with someone in authority
  • gibberish: Unintelligible talking
  • part: Division of a book
  • sin: Act that breaks a religious law
  • mount: To attach something to something else
  • interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
  • human: A person; a man, woman or child
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • testament: Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
  • live: To be alive
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • dismal: Bad in a sad and depressing way
  • trumpet: Brass wind instrument with a flared bell
  • splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
  • duo: Two (e.g. of living or people)
  • inferno: Large fire in a building or other place
  • mythological: Based on or described in mythology
  • unintelligible: That cannot be understood
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    • ability

      US /əˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The power, resources or skill to do something
      • A particular skill or talent.
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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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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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    • communicate

      US /kəˈmjunɪˌket/

      UK /kə'mju:nɪkeɪt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give and exchange information
      • To convey or make known (information, feelings, etc.)
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    • dim

      US /dɪm/

      UK /dɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Not bright; not being clear
      • Not intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
      • Transitive Verb
      • To reduce the brightness of a light
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    • dismal

      US /ˈdɪzməl/

      UK /ˈdɪzməl/

      • Adjective
      • Bad in a sad and depressing way
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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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    • duo

      US /ˈdu:oʊ/

      UK /ˈdju:əʊ/

      • Noun
      • Two (e.g. of living or people)
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    • essentially

      US /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      UK /ɪˈsenʃəli/

      • Adverb
      • Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
      • Used to emphasize the basic truth or fact of a situation.
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    • fame

      US /fem/

      UK /feɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
      • Widespread reputation, especially of a good kind.
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    • giant

      US /ˈdʒaɪənt/

      UK /'dʒaɪənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
      • Very successful, powerful person or organization
      • Adjective
      • Very large, or much bigger than other things
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    • gibberish

      US /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/

      UK /ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unintelligible talking
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    • hell

      US /hɛl/

      UK /hel/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Any place of pain and suffering
      • A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
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    • in hell

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In a very bad or unpleasant situation
      • In the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death
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    • in turn

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
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    • inability

      US /ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/

      UK /ˌɪnəˈbɪləti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Lack of ability, power, or means to do something
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    • inferno

      US /ɪnˈfə:no/

      UK /ɪn'fɜ:nəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Large fire in a building or other place
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    • loud

      US /laʊd/

      UK /laʊd/

      • Adjective
      • Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
      • Making a lot of noise
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    • medieval

      US /ˌmidiˈivəl/

      UK /ˌmediˈi:vl/

      • Adjective
      • Old or out of date and not of much use
      • Relating to the Middle Ages (approximately 5th to 15th century).
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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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    • mount

      US /maʊnt/

      UK /maʊnt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach something to something else
      • To set a picture, jewel etc. in
      • Noun
      • An attachment used to keep something in place
      • Horse that someone is riding
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    • mythological

      US /ˌmɪθəˈlɑ:dʒɪkl/

      UK /ˌmɪθəˈlɒdʒɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Based on or described in mythology
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    • mythology

      US /mɪˈθɑ:lədʒi/

      UK /mɪˈθɒlədʒi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Myths of a particular culture or group of people
      • The study of myths.
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    • picks up

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To catch a criminal and take to police station
      • To start again where you left off
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Learns or acquires something, often quickly or without effort.
      • Collects someone or something.
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    • pit

      US /pɪt/

      UK /pɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
      • To make holes or marks on a surface
      • Noun
      • Hole in the ground
      • Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
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    • precisely

      US /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      UK /prɪˈsaɪsli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and accurate manner
      • (Emphasizes that a statement is totally correct)
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    • quest

      US /kwɛst/

      UK /kwest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Long and challenging journey to find something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask (someone) questions.
      • To search or seek for something.
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    • rebellion

      US /rɪˈbɛljən/

      UK /rɪ'beljən/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of conflicting with someone in authority
      • Resisting and fighting against existing authority
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    • responsible

      US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/

      UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Being the cause of something that has occurred
      • Having the duty of dealing with something
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    • result

      US /rɪˈzʌlt/

      UK /rɪ'zʌlt/

      • Noun
      • Something produced through tests or experiments
      • Final score of a competition, election or game
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be the outcome of other causes and effects
      • To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
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    • role

      US /rol/

      UK /rəʊl/

      • Noun
      • Character played by an actor
      • Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
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    • sin

      US /sɪn/

      UK /sɪn/

      • Noun
      • Act that breaks a religious law
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To do something that breaks a religious law
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    • splinter

      US /ˈsplɪntɚ/

      UK /ˈsplɪntə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To split a large group into smaller groups
      • To become broken off into small, thin pieces
      • Countable Noun
      • Thin piece that is broken off something
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    • testament

      US /ˈtɛstəmənt/

      UK /ˈtestəmənt/

      • Noun
      • Evidence or proof (usually of something good)
      • A person's will, especially regarding the disposal of their property.
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    • transform

      US /trænsˈfɔrm/

      UK /træns'fɔ:m/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To change the shape completely in a good way
      • To convert from one form or substance into another.
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    • trumpet

      US /ˈtrʌmpɪt/

      UK /ˈtrʌmpɪt/

      • Noun
      • Brass wind instrument with a flared bell
      • Device for making sound louder
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sound like a trumpet
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    • unintelligible

      US /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəbəl/

      UK /ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəbl/

      • Adjective
      • That cannot be understood
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    • valley

      US /ˈvæli/

      UK /'vælɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Area between mountains with river running through
      • The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof surfaces.
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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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