Vocabulary

  • broken leg: A fracture in one of the bones of the leg.
  • once upon a time: A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
  • upon a time: An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
  • get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
  • care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
  • bear fruit: To produce good results or success after effort.
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • have to: Must do
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
  • come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
  • as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
  • ran up to: Approached quickly by running.
  • hour of need: A critical or difficult time when help is needed.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
  • pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
  • tend: To move or act in a certain manner
  • poverty: State of being poor
  • convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • reward: To give something because of someone's good work
  • instant: (Food) requiring very little preparation
  • resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
  • prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
  • jealous: Wishing you were like someone or had their things
  • chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
  • pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
  • curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
  • ashamed: Feeling of shame or guilt
  • generous: Giving or ready to give freely
  • empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
  • fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
  • conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
  • crunch: To crush something into pieces
  • treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
  • heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
  • resolve: To make a decision to do something
  • hideous: Very ugly; frightening-looking
  • starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
  • continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
  • miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
  • porch: Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
  • bring: To take or go with someone to a place
  • greet: To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
  • inherit: To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
  • grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
  • greed: Wanting too much of something
  • greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
  • annoy: To make someone angry
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • cruelty: Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
  • spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
  • pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
  • live: To be alive
  • hurt: To cause pain, damage or injury
  • give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
  • long: Person's name
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
  • hope: When you wish something will happen; what you wish
  • newfound: Newly discovered
  • sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
  • hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
  • goblin: Fictional creature that likes to cause trouble
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    • as soon as

      US /æz sun æz/

      UK /æz su:n æz/

      • Phrase
      • In a short time after (something happens)
      • Without any delay; immediately
      • Conjunction
      • At the moment that, or immediately after.
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    • ashamed

      US /əˈʃemd/

      UK /ə'ʃeɪmd/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling of shame or guilt
      • Causing someone to feel shame.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • bear fruit

      US /bɛr frut/

      UK /beə fru:t/

      • other
      • To produce good results or success after effort.
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    • broken leg

      US /ˈbrokən lɛɡ/

      UK /ˈbrəukən leɡ/

      • Noun
      • A fracture in one of the bones of the leg.
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    • care of

      US /kɛr ʌv/

      UK /kɛə ɔv/

      • Preposition
      • Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
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    • chase

      US /tʃes/

      UK /tʃeɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Act of going after someone to catch them
      • Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go after with the intention of catching
      • To try very hard to get something that you want
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    • come along

      US /kʌm əˈlɔŋ/

      UK /kʌm əˈlɔŋ/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go with someone who takes the lead
      • To make progress toward a goal
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    • come on in

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • An invitation to enter a place.
      • Interjection
      • Used to encourage someone to join an activity or situation.
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    • conceal

      US /kənˈsil/

      UK /kən'si:l/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To hide; prevent from being discovered
      • To keep the truth or true feelings a secret
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    • convince

      US /kənˈvɪns/

      UK /kən'vɪns/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
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    • cruelty

      US /ˈkruəlti/

      UK /ˈkru:əlti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Intention to hurt others or be mean to them
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    • crunch

      US /krʌntʃ/

      UK /krʌntʃ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To crush something into pieces
      • To crush something noisily.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To chew noisily with a crackling sound
      • To make a crushing sound when walked on.
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    • curse

      US /kɚs/

      UK /kɜ:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To use offensive language when angry; swear
      • Noun
      • Act to cause trouble to others
      • A word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance.
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    • fate

      US /fet/

      UK /feɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What will happen to you in the future, often bad
      • Power that determines what happens; destiny
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    • generous

      US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/

      UK /ˈdʒenərəs/

      • Adjective
      • Giving or ready to give freely
      • (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
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    • get out of

      US /ɡɛt aʊt ʌv/

      UK /ɡet aut ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
      • To leave a small, enclosed vehicle
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    • goblin

      US /ˈɡɑblɪn/

      UK /'ɡɒblɪn/

      • Countable Noun
      • Fictional creature that likes to cause trouble
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • greed

      US /ɡrid/

      UK /gri:d/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wanting too much of something
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    • greedy

      US /ˈɡridi/

      UK /'ɡri:dɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Wanting to have more of something than you need
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    • greet

      US /ɡrit/

      UK /gri:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To meet with friendly words and actions; welcome
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heal

      US /hi:l/

      UK /hi:l/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recover from or forget a bad experience
      • To make or become healthy or well again
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    • hideous

      US /ˈhɪdiəs/

      UK /ˈhɪdiəs/

      • Adjective
      • Very ugly; frightening-looking
      • Extremely unpleasant to see; very ugly.
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    • hour of need

      US /ˈaʊɚ əv nid/

      UK /ˈaʊə əv ni:d/

      • other
      • A critical or difficult time when help is needed.
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    • hungry

      US /ˈhʌŋɡri/

      UK /ˈhʌŋgri/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
      • Feeling a need or want to eat food
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    • inherit

      US /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

      UK /ɪn'herɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To have a quality or feature passed down at birth
      • To receive property or money after someone dies
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    • instant

      US /ˈɪnstənt/

      UK /ˈɪnstənt/

      • Adjective
      • (Food) requiring very little preparation
      • Occurring immediately
      • Noun
      • A very short period of time
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    • jealous

      US /ˈdʒɛləs/

      UK /ˈdʒeləs/

      • Adjective
      • Wishing you were like someone or had their things
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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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    • miracle

      US /ˈmɪrəkəl/

      UK /'mɪrəkl/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
      • A remarkable event or development that brings very welcome consequences.
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    • newfound

      US /ˈnuˌfaʊnd, ˈnju-/

      UK /'nju:faʊnd/

      • Adjective
      • Newly discovered
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • once upon a time

      US /wʌns əˈpɑn e taɪm/

      UK /wʌns əˈpɔn ə taim/

      • Phrase
      • A conventional phrase used to begin fairy tales and other stories.
      B1
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    • pointless

      US /ˈpɔɪntlɪs/

      UK /'pɔɪntləs/

      • Adjective
      • Being without a purpose or meaning
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    • porch

      US /pɔ:rtʃ/

      UK /pɔ:tʃ/

      • Noun
      • Roofed structure over the entrance of a building
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    • pour

      US /pɔr, por/

      UK /pɔ:(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
      • To make something flow in a steady stream
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    • poverty

      US /ˈpɑvəti/

      UK /ˈpɔvəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being poor
      • Lack of something necessary
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    • pretend

      US /prɪˈtɛnd/

      UK /prɪ'tend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To act as if something is true when it is not
      • Adjective
      • Not real; imaginary.
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    • prosperity

      US /prɑˈspɛrɪti/

      UK /prɒ'sperətɪ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • State of being financially/economically successful
      • State of growing and being healthy
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    • ran up to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Approached quickly by running.
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    • remorse

      US /rɪˈmɔrs/

      UK /riˈmɔ:s/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sense of guilt for something bad you did
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    • resist

      US /rɪˈzɪst/

      UK /rɪ'zɪst/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
      • To fight or prevent something from happening
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    • resolve

      US /rɪˈzɑlv/

      UK /rɪ'zɒlv/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a decision to do something
      • To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Firm determination to do something.
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    • reward

      US /rɪˈwɔrd/

      UK /rɪ'wɔ:d/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give something because of someone's good work
      • To give someone money for helping the police
      • Noun
      • Money given for information about criminals
      • Something given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement.
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    • secret of

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • The key or hidden information that explains something.
      • Confidential information about something.
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    • sparrow

      US /ˈspæro/

      UK /'spærəʊ/

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

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • starve

      US /stɑ:rv/

      UK /stɑ:v/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
      • To need or desire very strongly
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    • swallow

      US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/

      UK /'swɒləʊ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To believe (something that is not true)
      • To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
      • Countable Noun
      • Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
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    • tend

      US /tɛnd/

      UK /tend/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To move or act in a certain manner
      • Transitive Verb
      • To take care of
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    • treasure

      US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/

      UK /'treʒə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Valuable things collected, and often hidden
      • Someone or something that is worth a lot
      • Transitive Verb
      • To value something you keep very much
      • To take great care of because you love/value it
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    • upon a time

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • An introductory phrase used to begin a story, typically a fairy tale.
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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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