cross
US /krɔs, krɑs/
UK /krɒs/
- Adjective
- Angry and upset
- From one side of something to the other
- Transitive Verb
- To put one thing over another e.g. arms
- To breed one type of animal or plant with another
A2Morecurly
US /ˈkə:li/
UK /'kɜ:lɪ/
- Adjective
- Having curls or waves
B2Moredreadful
US /ˈdrɛdfəl/
UK /ˈdredfl/
- Adjective
- Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
B1Moreevil
US /ˈivəl/
UK /'i:vl/
- Countable Noun
- Act considered morally bad
- Adjective
- Morally bad; causing harm to people
- Profoundly immoral and wicked.
A2Morefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Moreheaven
US /ˈhɛvən/
UK /'hevn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place or feeling of great happiness
- Place where God or the gods live
A2Morein Heaven's name
US /ɪn ˈhɛvənz neɪm/
UK /ɪn ˈhevənz neɪm/
- other
- Used to express surprise or anger.
B2Morein 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.
A1Morejealous
US /ˈdʒɛləs/
UK /ˈdʒeləs/
- Adjective
- Wishing you were like someone or had their things
A2Moreloneliness
US /ˈlonlɪnɪs/
UK /'ləʊnlɪnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of feeling sad because you are alone
- A feeling of being isolated from others, even when surrounded by people.
B2Moremighty
US /ˈmaɪti/
UK /'maɪtɪ/
- Adjective
- Having great strength or great size
- Very, extremely
B2Moreon the run
US /ɑn ði rʌn/
UK /ɔn ðə rʌn/
- Phrase
- Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- Adjective
- Very busy and active; constantly moving from place to place.
A1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Moresorrow
US /ˈsɑro, ˈsɔro/
UK /'sɒrəʊ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Deep sadness caused by a loss
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience deep sadness
B1Morespeed
US /spid/
UK /spi:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- How fast or slow something is or is done
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move quickly when completing an action
- To drive a vehicle faster than laws allow
A2TOEICMorestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMorestrain
US /stren/
UK /streɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
- Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
B2More
Vocabulary
- on the run: Fleeing or trying to escape, especially from the police.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in Heaven's name: Used to express surprise or anger.
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
- jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- sorrow: Deep sadness caused by a loss
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- dreadful: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or ugly
- mighty: Having great strength or great size
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- evil: Act considered morally bad
- cross: Angry and upset
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- speed: How fast or slow something is or is done
- line: Border that divides two places or regions
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- curly: Having curls or waves
- love: Person's name
- late: At a time after the expected time
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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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"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" - Dan & Peggy Reeder (LIVE on The Late Show)
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/15Get ready for some beautiful vocal harmonies with Dan & Peggy Reeder's live cover of "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"! You'll love their acoustic, melancholic take on this singer-songwriter classic, and it's a fantastic chance to practice simple sentence structures in a real-world context.
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