Vocabulary

  • on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • ride on: To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
  • cut down: To reduce your use of something
  • in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
  • no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
  • moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
  • generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
  • outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
  • ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
  • wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
  • fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
  • criticize: To assess the work of others
  • trip: To release an electrical switch
  • scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
  • point: An item to be discussed
  • laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
  • tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
  • bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
  • carry: To have a child, be pregnant
  • group: Two or more musicians who play music together
  • ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
  • side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
  • shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
  • put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • story: One of many floors or levels in a building
  • bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
  • pebble: Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
  • crazy: Mentally ill; mad
  • lazy: Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
  • comfortably: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
  • donkey: Animal like a small horse used to transport things
  • lake: Large area of water surrounded by land
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    • bar

      US /bɑ:r/

      UK /bɑ:(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
      • Professional organization of lawyers and judges
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prevent entry, exit or an action
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    • bridge

      US /brɪdʒ/

      UK /brɪdʒ/

      • Noun
      • Structure built over river, road so you can cross
      • Transitive Verb
      • To make a link between; bring together
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    • comfortably

      US /ˈkʌmfɚtəblɪ/

      UK /ˈkʌmftəbli/

      • Adverb
      • Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
      • Not being worried about something; at ease
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    • crazy

      US /ˈkrezi/

      UK /'kreɪzɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Mentally ill; mad
      • Not being sensible or practical
      • Noun
      • Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
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    • criticize

      US /ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz/

      UK /ˈkrɪtɪsaɪz/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To assess the work of others
      • To say that someone or something is bad
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    • cut down

      US /kʌt daʊn/

      UK /kʌt daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To reduce your use of something
      • To fell a tree.
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    • donkey

      US /ˈdɑ:ŋki/

      UK /ˈdɒŋki/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Animal like a small horse used to transport things
      • A foolish or stubborn person.
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    • generation

      US /ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/

      UK /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act or process of producing or causing something
      • People born and living at about the same time
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    • in town

      US /ɪn taʊn/

      UK /in taun/

      • Phrase
      • Present or available in the local area or city.
      • Available or present in a particular place.
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    • lake

      US /lek/

      UK /leɪk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Large area of water surrounded by land
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    • lazy

      US /ˈlezi/

      UK /ˈleɪzi/

      • Adjective
      • Not liking to work or make an effort; idle
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • moral

      US /ˈmɔrəl, ˈmɑr-/

      UK /ˈmɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
      • Uncountable Noun
      • In a way considered proper and good by most people
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    • no matter

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Regardless of; it does not matter.
      • Adverb
      • Regardless of; it is not important
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    • on the ground

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Located on the surface of the earth.
      • Present and available in a particular place, especially to deal with a situation.
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    • outrageous

      US /aʊtˈredʒəs/

      UK /aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
      • Highly unusual and unacceptable
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    • pebble

      US /ˈpɛbəl/

      UK /'pebl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
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    • pole

      US /pol/

      UK /pəʊl/

      • Noun
      • One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
      • Most northern or most southern point on a planet
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move a boat with a stick or pole
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    • ride on

      US /raɪd ɑn/

      UK /raid ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue as planned, despite difficulties.
      • To depend on something for success.
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    • scream

      US /skrim/

      UK /skri:m/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To make a sudden loud, high sound
      • Noun
      • A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
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    • shout

      US /ʃaʊt/

      UK /ʃaʊt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To speak very loudly to get attention
      • Noun
      • Speaking loudly so you get attention
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    • slip

      US /slɪp/

      UK /slɪp/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
      • A field position in cricket
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
      • To escape or become free from something
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    • tie

      US /taɪ/

      UK /taɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach things (together) with a string or rope
      • To require someone to be in a specific place
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
      • Strong connection between people, countries
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    • trip

      US /trɪp/

      UK /trɪp/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To release an electrical switch
      • To fall by catching your foot on something
      • Noun
      • Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
      • Journey or visit to a place
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    • wealth

      US /wɛlθ/

      UK /welθ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
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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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