Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • except for: Not including; excluding.
  • short and sweet: Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
  • last summer: The summer before this one.
  • jump on: To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
  • in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
  • write in: To add text to a document or form.
  • pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
  • present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
  • period: Set amount of time during which events take place
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
  • capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
  • tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
  • prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
  • journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
  • grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
  • article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
  • solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
  • correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
  • strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
  • plural: Being more than one person or thing
  • important: Having power or authority
  • sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
  • offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
  • order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • verb: Word that expresses an action or state
  • find: To become aware of something that is happening
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
  • bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • introduction: A first experience with something
  • delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
  • maximum: Largest or highest number or amount of something
  • capitalize: To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
  • dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
  • pet: Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
  • peace: Calm and quiet state
  • picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
  • comma: Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
  • careful: Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
  • bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
  • workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
  • super: Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
  • magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
  • countable: (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
  • uncountable: (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
  • whew: Sound people make when they are relieved
  • ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
  • oop: Sound people make when they make a mistake
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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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    • article

      US /ˈɑrtɪkəl/

      UK /'ɑ:tɪkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
      • Piece of writing about a particular subject
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • bless

      US /blɛs/

      UK /bles/

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

      US /ˈkæpɪtl/

      UK /'kæpɪtl/

      • Noun
      • Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
      • Official main city of a country, province or state
      • Adjective
      • Main, or major
      • (Of an offense) liable to the death penalty.
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    • capitalize

      US /ˈkæpɪtl:ˌaɪz/

      UK /ˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To write words, the first letter in BIG LETTERS
      • To supply the money needed to build a business
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    • careful

      US /ˈkerfl/

      UK /ˈkeəfl/

      • Adjective
      • Trying not to make mistakes; working slowly
      • Cautious and attentive to potential dangers or problems.
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    • comma

      US /ˈkɑ:mə/

      UK /ˈkɒmə/

      • Noun
      • Mark showing a pause or list in a sentence
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • countable

      US /'kaʊntəbl/

      UK /'kaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of nouns) that can exist in the plural
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    • delicious

      US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
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    • dot

      US /dɑt/

      UK /dɒt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To place small amounts/things in various places
      • To mark something by placing a small, round spot
      • Noun
      • Small round mark
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    • ed

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • Shortened form of 'editor'
      • Transitive Verb
      • To exhaust or tire someone out.
      • To exclude or remove someone from something.
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    • except for

      US /ɪkˈsɛpt fɔr/

      UK /ikˈsept fɔ:/

      • Preposition
      • Not including; excluding.
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    • grammar

      US /ˈɡræmɚ/

      UK /ˈgræmə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
      • Rules explaining how words are used in a language
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hold on

      US /hold ɑn/

      UK /həuld ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
      • To wait for a short time.
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    • in the bucket

      US /ɪn ði ˈbʌkɪt/

      UK /ɪn ði ˈbʌkɪt/

      • other
      • Situated or contained inside a bucket.
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    • in the past

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • During a former period of time; previously.
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    • introduction

      US /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən/

      UK /ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A first experience with something
      • Opening part of a text or piece of music
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    • journal

      US /ˈdʒɚnəl/

      UK /ˈdʒə:nl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A diary; record of what you do every day
      • Magazine of academic papers
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    • jump on

      US /dʒʌmp ɑn/

      UK /dʒʌmp ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To criticize someone suddenly and strongly.
      • To take advantage of an opportunity quickly.
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    • last summer

      US

      UK

      • Noun
      • The summer before this one.
      • Phrase
      • Referring to events or memories from the previous summer.
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    • magic

      US /ˈmædʒɪk/

      UK /'mædʒɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
      • Performance of tricks for entertainment
      • Adjective
      • Concerning or involving tricks for entertainment
      • Being able to produce good results or success
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    • maximum

      US /ˈmæksəməm/

      UK /ˈmæksɪməm/

      • Noun
      • Largest or highest number or amount of something
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
      A1
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    • oop

      US

      UK

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they make a mistake
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    • peace

      US /pis/

      UK /pi:s/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Calm and quiet state
      • Time when there is no war or fighting
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    • pet

      US /pɛt/

      UK /pet/

      • Countable Noun
      • Animal kept by a person for company and friendship
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gently touch an animal or person; stroke
      • To kiss and cuddle, sometimes in a sexual way
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    • picnic

      US /ˈpɪknɪk/

      UK /ˈpɪknɪk/

      • Noun
      • Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To eat a meal on the ground outdoors
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    • plural

      US /ˈplʊrəl/

      UK /ˈpluərəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being more than one person or thing
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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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    • prompt

      US /prɑmpt/

      UK /prɒmpt/

      • Noun
      • Message on a computer requiring attention
      • Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
      • Transitive Verb
      • To display a message to requires a user to act
      • To say something to encourage someone else to talk
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    • pronunciation

      US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/

      UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • How a word is said; how a word sounds
      • The manner in which someone utters a word.
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    • short and sweet

      US /ʃɔrt ənd swit/

      UK /ʃɔ:t ænd swi:t/

      • Adjective
      • Brief and pleasant; concise and agreeable.
      • Phrase
      • Direct and without unnecessary detail.
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    • solution

      US /səˈluʃən/

      UK /səˈlu:ʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
      • Way to solve or deal with a problem
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    • super

      US /ˈsupɚ/

      UK /ˈsu:pə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Of the highest quality; great; marvelous
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    • take off

      US /tek ɔf/

      UK /teik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove, e.g. your clothes
      • To make arrangements to be absent from work
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove (an item of clothing).
      • To depart; to leave.
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    • tense

      US /tɛns/

      UK /tens/

      • Noun
      • The use of grammar to state the time things happen
      • Adjective
      • Unable to relax; feeling nervous or stressed
      • Stretched tight and stiff
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • uncountable

      US /ʌnˈkaʊntəbəl/

      UK /ʌnˈkaʊntəbl/

      • Adjective
      • (Of nouns) that cannot exist in the plural
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A noun that cannot be counted and does not have a plural form.
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    • whew

      US /hwju, hwu, hwju/

      UK /hwju:/

      • Interjection
      • Sound people make when they are relieved
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    • workshop

      US /ˈwɜ:rkʃɑ:p/

      UK /ˈwɜ:kʃɒp/

      • Noun
      • A brief intensive course for a small group
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    • write in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To add text to a document or form.
      • To vote for a candidate whose name is not printed on the ballot by writing it in.
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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
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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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