Vocabulary

  • heart pounding: Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat, often due to anxiety, fear, or excitement.
  • on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
  • come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
  • recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
  • scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • path: Method of living leading to a particular result
  • snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
  • chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
  • porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
  • bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
  • pound: The # key on a keyboard
  • pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
  • lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
  • wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
  • sin: Act that breaks a religious law
  • heel: Back or end part of something
  • heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
  • forest: Large area with many trees
  • shake: To cause someone to be surprised or upset
  • light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • beacon: Something providing guidance or hope to people
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • tomb: Small building or stone box where dead body is put
  • anymore: No longer; no more
  • shine: To point a light in a certain direction
  • devil: A spirit said to be evil
  • rustle: To steal cattle or other animals from a herd
  • darkness: The state or quality of being dark in color
  • clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
  • highway: Main road connecting places
  • ghostly: Of or like ghosts or spirits
  • bramble: Plant that has thorns
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    • anymore

      US /ˌɛniˈmɔr, -ˈmor/

      UK /'enɪmɔ:/

      • Adverb
      • No longer; no more
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    • beacon

      US /ˈbikən/

      UK /ˈbi:kən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something providing guidance or hope to people
      • Light or radio signal used to guide e.g. ships
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    • bramble

      US /ˈbræmbəl/

      UK /ˈbræmbl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Plant that has thorns
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    • bright

      US /braɪt/

      UK /braɪt/

      • Adjective
      • Cheerful and happy (manner)
      • (Of color) light and easy to see; vivid
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    • chain

      US /tʃen/

      UK /tʃeɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To feel to be bound or tied to
      • To connect or tie with a rope made of metal links
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Series of events or things that are connected
      • Series of (metal) connected links or rings
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    • clothe

      US /kloʊð/

      UK /kləʊð/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
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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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    • darkness

      US /ˈdɑrknɪs/

      UK /'dɑ:knəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • The state or quality of being dark in color
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    • devil

      US /ˈdɛvəl/

      UK /ˈdevl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A spirit said to be evil
      • A very bad or cruel person.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prepare (food) with hot or spicy seasonings.
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    • ghostly

      US /ˈgoʊstli/

      UK /ˈgəʊstli/

      • Adjective
      • Of or like ghosts or spirits
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    • heart pounding

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      UK

      • Adjective
      • Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat, often due to anxiety, fear, or excitement.
      • Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat due to physical exertion or exercise.
      • Noun
      • The sensation of a rapid or forceful heartbeat, sometimes indicative of a medical issue.
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    • heel

      US /hil/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Noun
      • Back or end part of something
      • Rounded back part of the foot
      • Interjection
      • Instruction of a dog to follow you closely
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    • highway

      US /ˈhaɪˌwe/

      UK /'haɪweɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Main road connecting places
      • A route or means of access; often used metaphorically.
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    • lie

      US /lai/

      UK /laɪ/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be in a horizontal or flat position
      • To say something that you know is not true
      • Countable Noun
      • An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
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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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    • path

      US /pæθ, pɑθ/

      UK /pɑ:θ/

      • Noun
      • Method of living leading to a particular result
      • Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
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    • porch

      US /pɔ:rtʃ/

      UK /pɔ:tʃ/

      • Noun
      • Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
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    • recognize

      US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept the truth or reality of something
      • To consider something as important or special
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    • rustle

      US /ˈrʌsəl/

      UK /'rʌsl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To steal cattle or other animals from a herd
      • To steal livestock (especially cattle)
      • Uncountable Noun
      • A dry light sound like silk or leaves moving
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    • scratch

      US /skrætʃ/

      UK /skrætʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
      • To make a small cut or mark on a surface
      • Noun
      • Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
      • A small cut or mark on a surface
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    • shake

      US /ʃek/

      UK /ʃeɪk/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To cause someone to be surprised or upset
      • To cause a belief, idea, or feeling to weaken
      • Countable Noun
      • Drink made by shaking milk with fruit or flavors
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    • shine

      US /ʃaɪn/

      UK /ʃaɪn/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To point a light in a certain direction
      • To make or produce a bright light
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something clean by using a polish
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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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    • snap

      US /snæp/

      UK /snæp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To close your mouth quickly like biting something
      • To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
      • Countable Noun
      • An informal word for a photograph
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    • tear

      US /tɛr/

      UK /teə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Drop of salty water from the eye
      • Hole or rip in something after it has been damaged
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move very quickly, often with carelessness
      A2
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    • tomb

      US /tum/

      UK /tu:m/

      • Noun
      • Small building or stone box where dead body is put
      B1
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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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