Vocabulary

  • passed by: Went past someone or something.
  • by day: During the daytime; not at night.
  • in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
  • realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
  • ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
  • expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
  • strike: To hit something
  • track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
  • imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
  • shift: To change in position or direction
  • shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
  • remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
  • disguise: Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
  • surface: To give (road) a top layer
  • spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
  • secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
  • blow: To move something using air
  • wander: To move through a place with no particular purpose
  • rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • stream: To send a constant flow of data over the internet
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
  • stand: To be a candidate in an election
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
  • drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
  • load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
  • scatter: To throw or move into various different directions
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • perfect: So good it cannot be improved
  • uncertain: Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
  • paradise: Place with everything needed for specific activity
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • terror: Use of violent acts to make people afraid
  • marble: A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
  • invite: To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
  • hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
  • bronze: Having a yellowish olive-brown color
  • nest: Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
  • scarcely: Only a very short time before
  • tremble: To shake a little, as due to an earthquake
  • sparkle: To shine with a lot of very small points of light
  • temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
  • monk: Man belonging to religious group that live simply
  • tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
  • beak: Hard pointed parts of a bird's mouth; bill
  • courtyard: Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
  • twig: Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
  • sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
  • berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
  • mossy: Overgrown with moss
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    • assemble

      US /əˈsɛmbəl/

      UK /əˈsembl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To put parts together to make a complete unit
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To gather together in one place
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    • beak

      US /bik/

      UK /bi:k/

      • Noun
      • Hard pointed parts of a bird's mouth; bill
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    • berry

      US /ˈbɛri/

      UK /'berɪ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, round fruit from plants and trees
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    • blow

      US /blo/

      UK /bləʊ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To move something using air
      • To make air come quickly out of your mouth
      • Noun
      • Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
      • Act of making air come out of your mouth
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    • boom

      US /bum/

      UK /bu:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Very fast increase in growth or popularity
      • A very loud and deep sound
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To experience a rapid increase in growth
      • To make a very loud and deep sound
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    • bronze

      US /brɑ:nz/

      UK /brɒnz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Having a yellowish olive-brown color
      • Alloy of tin and copper with a dark tan color
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    • by day

      US /baɪ de/

      UK /bai dei/

      • Phrase
      • During the daytime; not at night.
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    • courtyard

      US /ˈkɔ:rtjɑ:rd/

      UK /ˈkɔ:tjɑ:d/

      • Noun
      • Area open to the sky, but closed in by buildings
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    • disguise

      US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

      UK /dɪs'ɡaɪz/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Change in appearance so you will not be noticed
      • The act of concealing the identity or true nature of something.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To change your appearance to not be noticed
      • To hide something so it will not be noticed
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    • dust

      US /dʌst/

      UK /dʌst/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
      • To wipe something to remove dirt
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
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    • hollow

      US /ˈhɑ:loʊ/

      UK /ˈhɒləʊ/

      • Adjective
      • (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
      • Lacking value, sincerity, or meaning
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a solid object have a large hole inside it
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    • in the air

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
      • Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
      • Adjective
      • Being broadcast on radio or television.
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    • invite

      US /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      UK /ɪnˈvaɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To ask someone to go somewhere or do something
      • Noun
      • An invitation
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    • load

      US /lod/

      UK /ləʊd/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
      • A burden; heavy responsibility
      • Transitive Verb
      • To put in items for use (e.g. bullets in a gun)
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    • marble

      US /ˈmɑrbəl/

      UK /'mɑ:bl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A hard type of stone, often used in monuments
      • Adjective
      • Made of or resembling marble.
      • Having a veined or swirled appearance like marble.
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    • monk

      US /mʌŋk/

      UK /mʌŋk/

      • Countable Noun
      • Man belonging to religious group that live simply
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    • mossy

      US /ˈmɔ:si/

      UK /ˈmɒsi/

      • Adjective
      • Overgrown with moss
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    • nest

      US /nɛst/

      UK /nest/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Home, e.g. of twigs, made by a bird, insect etc.
      • Things designed to fit together
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To create or live in a nest
      • To settle comfortably within or against something.
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    • paradise

      US /ˈpærəˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/

      UK /'pærədaɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place with everything needed for specific activity
      • Place where good people are said to go after death
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    • passed by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Went past someone or something.
      • Elasped; time went by.
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    • remain

      US /rɪˈmen/

      UK /rɪˈmeɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To be left behind; to continue to exist
      • To stay in a place when other people have gone
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    • ruin

      US /ˈruɪn/

      UK /'ru:ɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To damage or completely destroy something
      • To cause someone to lose their money or status
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Remains of a building that has been destroyed
      • The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
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    • scarcely

      US /ˈskɛrsli/

      UK /ˈskeəsli/

      • Adverb
      • Only a very short time before
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    • scatter

      US /ˈskætɚ/

      UK /'skætə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To throw or move into various different directions
      • Transitive Verb
      • To place or leave things in various places
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    • secure

      US /sɪˈkjʊr/

      UK /sɪ'kjʊə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To get or achieve something with certainty
      • To firmly attach something to something else
      • Adjective
      • Being attached to something tightly and surely
      • (Place that is) locked, guarded and safe
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    • shelter

      US /ˈʃɛltɚ/

      UK /'ʃeltə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Place to protect people/animals from abuse
      • Structure that covers or protects things
      • Transitive Verb
      • To give animals, people a place away from abuse
      • To find protection from danger/bad weather
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    • shift

      US /ʃɪft/

      UK /ʃɪft/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To change in position or direction
      • To move something from one place to another
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A change in a persons plans, opinions or beliefs
      • Period of work starting at a certain time
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    • sparkle

      US /ˈspɑ:rkl/

      UK /ˈspɑ:kl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shine with a lot of very small points of light
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Shiny brief bits of light energy
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    • sparrow

      US /ˈspæro/

      UK /'spærəʊ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
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    • spirit

      US /ˈspɪrɪt/

      UK /'spɪrɪt/

      • Noun
      • Person's strong determination or attitude
      • Unique qualities of person, place, or time
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take someone away as if by magic
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    • stream

      US /strim/

      UK /stri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To send a constant flow of data over the internet
      • Noun
      • Classes split into ability levels
      • A small river
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    • strike

      US /straɪk/

      UK /straɪk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hit something
      • To remove or erase.
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A punch or hit
      • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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    • surface

      US /ˈsɚfəs/

      UK /'sɜ:fɪs/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give (road) a top layer
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To appear after being hidden, unseen, or unknown
      • To come to the top of something; emerge
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    • temple

      US /ˈtɛmpəl/

      UK /'templ/

      • Noun
      • A flat area on the side of the forehead
      • Place for worship in many religions
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    • terror

      US /ˈtɛrɚ/

      UK /ˈterə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Use of violent acts to make people afraid
      • Extreme fear; dread.
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    • tired

      US /ˈtaɪərd/

      UK /ˈtaɪəd/

      • Adjective
      • Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
      • Transitive Verb
      • To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • tremble

      US /ˈtrɛmbəl/

      UK /'trembl/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To shake a little, as due to an earthquake
      • To shake slightly because you are afraid/excited
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    • twig

      US /twɪɡ/

      UK /twɪɡ/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small piece of wood growing from a branch on tree
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    • uncertain

      US /ʌnˈsɜ:rtn/

      UK /ʌnˈsɜ:tn/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling doubt about a person, place, or thing
      • Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.
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    • wander

      US /ˈwɑ:ndə(r)/

      UK /ˈwɒndə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
      • To move through a place with no particular purpose
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    • zone

      US /zoʊn/

      UK /zəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Area of space designated for a particular use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To divide an area for a particular reason
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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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