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  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • check out
  • description: Explanation of what something is like, looks like
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
  • pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
  • definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
  • tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
  • ordinary: Normal or usual
  • form: Sports team or person's current winning record
  • actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
  • professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
  • sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • piece: A counter in a board game
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
  • speech: A formal talk to an audience
  • difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
  • start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
  • wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
  • correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
  • lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
  • touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • pro: Reason given in support of something
  • prose: Writing that is not a poem
  • helpful: Doing things that help someone
  • homophone: Word pronounced the same but differing in meaning
  • pucker: To purse the lips, e.g. in preparation for a kiss
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    • actual

      US /ˈæktʃuəl/

      UK /ˈæktʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
      • Current; existing at the present time.
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    • as one

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      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • check out

      US /tʃɛk aʊt/

      UK /tʃek aut/

      • Phrase
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To find out information about something
      • To take books out of a library
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    • correctly

      US /kəˈrɛktlɪ/

      UK /kə'rektlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • In an accurate or correct manner
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    • definition

      US /ˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/

      UK /ˌdefɪˈnɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
      • The sharpness of an image on a screen
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    • description

      US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

      UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃn/

      • Noun
      • Explanation of what something is like, looks like
      • The type or nature of someone or something.
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    • helpful

      US /ˈhɛlpfəl/

      UK /ˈhelpfl/

      • Adjective
      • Doing things that help someone
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    • homophone

      US /ˈhɑ:məfoʊn/

      UK /ˈhɒməfəʊn/

      • Noun
      • Word pronounced the same but differing in meaning
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    • ordinary

      US /ˈɔ:rdneri/

      UK /'ɔ:dnrɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Normal or usual
      • Of the rank of ordinary seaman.
      • Noun
      • An ecclesiastical judge or official having ordinary jurisdiction in a given area.
      • Any of several simple and basic geometrical figures.
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    • poetry

      US /ˈpoʊətri/

      UK /ˈpəʊətri/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic writing; imaginative verses
      • A collection of poems.
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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • pro

      US /proʊ/

      UK /prəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Reason given in support of something
      • Someone experienced and very good at something
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    • professional

      US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/

      UK /prə'feʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
      • Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
      • Noun
      • Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
      • One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
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    • pronounce

      US /prəˈnaʊns/

      UK /prə'naʊns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To state something in a legal or official way
      • To give your opinion or decision about something
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    • prose

      US /proʊz/

      UK /prəʊz/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Writing that is not a poem
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    • pucker

      US /ˈpʌkɚ/

      UK /'pʌkə(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To purse the lips, e.g. in preparation for a kiss
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    • speech

      US /spitʃ/

      UK /spi:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • A formal talk to an audience
      • Expression of ideas or opinions by talking
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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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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    • tongue

      US /tʌŋ/

      UK /tʌŋ/

      • Noun
      • Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
      • Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
      • Transitive Verb
      • To using your mouth to produce musical notes
      • To use your mouth to touch something
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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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