Vocabulary

  • instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • have to: Must do
  • right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
  • next to: Being located along side another
  • build a house: To construct a building for habitation.
  • in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
  • in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
  • along with: In addition to; together with.
  • work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
  • for free: Without charge; at no cost.
  • come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
  • material: Cloth; fabric
  • infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
  • achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
  • version: Different way that someone interprets something
  • proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • exist: To be present, alive or real
  • tiny: Very, very small
  • private: Being away from others and quiet
  • primary: Most important, most basic or essential
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
  • invest: To use resources to build for the future
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • count: To add things together to find the total number
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • compact: Small case with face powder and a mirror
  • century: Period of 100 years
  • evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
  • place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
  • accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
  • simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • public: Owned by the government
  • modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
  • basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
  • electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • central: Being in the middle
  • clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
  • apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
  • slum: Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
  • drainage: Process of removing water or liquid from something
  • upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
  • kid: Child or young person
  • pollute: To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
  • unsustainable: That cannot be kept up or continued
  • mini: Small British car
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    • accommodation

      US /əˌkɑməˈdeʃən/

      UK /əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Adapting to become better at handling situations
      • Consideration of the needs and opinions of others
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    • achieve

      US /əˈtʃiv/

      UK /ə'tʃi:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
      • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
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    • along with

      US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/

      UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/

      • Preposition
      • In addition to; together with.
      • Adverb
      • In company or together with someone or something.
      • Including; in addition to.
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    • apartment

      US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/

      UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
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    • build a house

      US

      UK

      • Transitive Verb
      • To construct a building for habitation.
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    • central

      US /ˈsɛntrəl/

      UK /'sentrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being in the middle
      • Most significant or important
      • Noun
      • The central part of a country or region.
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    • clinic

      US /ˈklɪnɪk/

      UK /ˈklɪnɪk/

      • Noun
      • Local medical center; department of a hospital
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    • come back

      US /kʌm bæk/

      UK /kʌm bæk/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reply to someone, often forcefully
      • To be remembered
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    • compact

      US /kəmˈpækt/

      UK /'kɒmpækt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Small case with face powder and a mirror
      • A formal agreement or contract.
      • Adjective
      • Packed closely together
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    • count

      US /kaʊnt/

      UK /kaʊnt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To add things together to find the total number
      • To matter or be important
      • Countable Noun
      • Number of things added together, e.g. votes
      • With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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    • disease

      US /dɪˈziz/

      UK /dɪˈzi:z/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
      • A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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    • drainage

      US /ˈdrenɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Process of removing water or liquid from something
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    • electricity

      US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/

      UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Energy generated positive and negative charges
      • The study or science of electric charges and currents.
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    • evacuation

      US /ɪˌvækjuˈeʃən/

      UK /ɪˌvækjʊ'eɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Sending to a safer place because of danger
      • The process of removing people from a dangerous place.
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    • for free

      US /fɔr fri/

      UK /fɔ: fri:/

      • Phrase
      • Without charge; at no cost.
      • Adjective
      • Available without payment.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • in the house

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
      • Within a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.
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    • in the streets

      US /ɪn ðə strits/

      UK /ɪn ðə stri:ts/

      • other
      • Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • infrastructure

      US /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃɚ/

      UK /'ɪnfrəstrʌktʃə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
      • The underlying framework or system of an organization.
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    • instead of

      US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/

      UK /inˈsted ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • When one thing is replaced by another
      • Adverb
      • As a substitute or alternative.
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    • invest

      US /ɪnˈvɛst/

      UK /ɪn'vest/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use resources to build for the future
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    • kid

      US /kɪd/

      UK /kɪd/

      • Countable Noun
      • Child or young person
      • Young goat
      • Adjective
      • Made from young goat skin
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    • material

      US /məˈtɪriəl/

      UK /məˈtɪəriəl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Cloth; fabric
      • Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
      • Adjective
      • Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
      • Belonging to the world of physical things
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    • mini

      US /ˈmɪni/

      UK /'mɪnɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small British car
      • A very short skirt
      • Prefix
      • Small
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    • next to

      US /nɛkst tu/

      UK /nekst tu:/

      • Preposition
      • Being located along side another
      • In comparison with
      • Adverb
      • Almost; nearly
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    • pollute

      US /pəˈlut/

      UK /pə'lu:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make dirty, impure or harmful to environment
      • To make something negative
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    • primary

      US /ˈpraɪˌmɛri, -məri/

      UK /'praɪmərɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Most important, most basic or essential
      • Happening first; earliest
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    • proper

      US /ˈprɑpɚ/

      UK /'prɒpə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Correct according to social or moral rules
      • Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • right next to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
      • Figuratively very close to; on the verge of.
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    • sanitation

      US /ˌsænɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Water systems that protect people's health
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    • slum

      US /slʌm/

      UK /slʌm/

      • Noun
      • Poor section of a city with poor quality houses
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To spend time in less good place or conditions
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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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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • tiny

      US /ˈtaɪni/

      UK /'taɪnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Very, very small
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    • unsustainable

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • That cannot be kept up or continued
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    • upgrade

      US /ˈʌpˌɡred/

      UK /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To improve something in terms of quality
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Updated or better version of something
      • A new and improved version of a software or system.
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    • version

      US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/

      UK /ˈvə:ʃən/

      • Noun
      • Different way that someone interprets something
      • New or different form of something
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    • work in

      US /wɚk ɪn/

      UK /wə:k in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make an opening for something in your schedule
      • To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
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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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