alpha
US /'ælfə/
UK /ˈælfə/
- Noun
- First letter in the Greek alphabet
- Adjective
- Most powerful (animals of the same sex)
B1Morebouncy
US /ˈbaʊnsi/
UK /ˈbaʊnsi/
- Adjective
- Easily returning to previous state or position
B1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morecome together
US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- To form a close relationship or bond.
A1Moreghost
US /goʊst/
UK /gəʊst/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a book on behalf of another person
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bad effects, memories, and feelings from the past
- Spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living
B1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Moregrass
US /græs/
UK /grɑ:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To betray someone
- To cover an area of ground to make a lawn or field
- Uncountable Noun
- Slang name for marijuana
A2Morehaunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
UK /hɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- Noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
B2Morein a box
US /ɪn ə bɑks/
UK /ɪn ə bɒks/
- other
- Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
B2Morein charge
US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Adverb
- To be responsible for
A1Morein the name of the law
US /ɪn ðə ˈneɪm ʌv ðə lɔ/
UK /in ðə ˈneim ɔv ðə ˈlɔ:/
- other
- By the authority of legal law or government.
C1Moreinvestigate
US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡet/
UK /ɪn'vestɪɡeɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to find out facts; to carry out research
A2Morejelly
US /ˈdʒɛli/
UK /ˈdʒeli/
- Uncountable Noun
- Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- Adjective
- Being soft and without form
B2Morekeep off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To not walk on something e.g. the grass
A1Morelaunch
US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
UK /lɔ:ntʃ/
- Noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- Transitive Verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
A2TOEICMorelawn
US /lɔn/
UK /lɔ:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- Ground on which grass grows, as in a garden
B1Moremagical
US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
UK /ˈmædʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- Concerning, involving, or able to perform magic
A2Moreoutlaw
US /ˈaʊtˌlɔ/
UK /ˈaʊtlɔ:/
- Noun
- Person hiding from police after breaking the law
- Transitive Verb
- To make a practice or thing illegal
B2Morepaw
US /pɔ/
UK /pɔ:/
- Countable Noun
- Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
- Transitive Verb
- To touch inappropriately, in a sexual way
B1Morepoll
US /pol/
UK /pəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- Polls where you go to cast your vote in elections
- Transitive Verb
- To ask a group of people in a vote or election
B1TOEICMorepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMoreshower
US /ˈʃaʊɚ/
UK /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device producing falling water for cleaning
- Process of washing your body under running water
- Intransitive Verb
- To wash your body under running water
A2Moresky
US /skaɪ/
UK /skaɪ/
- Noun
- The place where we see clouds above us
A2Moreslide
US /slaɪd/
UK /slaɪd/
- Noun
- Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- Reduction in amount, price, quality
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To pass or move smoothly and rapidly into or out
- To move smoothly and rapidly over a surface
A2Moretick
US /tɪk/
UK /tɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To function properly or normally
- (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
- Written mark to show something is correct or done
B1More
Vocabulary
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- in charge: To be responsible for
- keep off: To not walk on something e.g. the grass
- in the name of the law: By the authority of legal law or government.
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- tick: To function properly or normally
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- slide: Part of machines that slides backward and forward
- lawn: Fine cotton cloth, either plain or printed
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- land: Region or country
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- paw: Foot of an animal that has claws like a dog or cat
- grass: To betray someone
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- ball: Large dance where people dress formally
- shower: Device producing falling water for cleaning
- outlaw: Person hiding from police after breaking the law
- poor: Inferior; below the normal standard
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- jelly: Semisolid food substance, eaten as dessert
- bouncy: Easily returning to previous state or position
- alpha: First letter in the Greek alphabet
- sky: The place where we see clouds above us
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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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Outlaw 🚓 | Season Five | Alphablocks Full Episode | Learn to Read | @officialalphablocks
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/12/12Get ready for a fun-filled adventure with the Alphablocks in "Outlaw"! You'll love this playful episode as the characters learn about letters and practice situational dialogue, making early literacy a blast. It's a fantastic way to pick up simple sentence structures and enjoy some silly singalong fun!
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