Vocabulary

  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
  • in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
  • specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
  • pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • matter: To be of great importance; to count
  • native: Someone from or born in a specific country
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • general: Widespread, normal or usual
  • consider: To think carefully about something
  • exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • similar: Nearly the same; alike
  • standard: Official unit of measuring something
  • dialect: Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
  • pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
  • stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
  • main: Most important; most often used
  • care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
  • kid: Child or young person
  • call: A order or request for action
  • speak: To be able to use a certain language
  • conversational: Speaking in a casual way
  • garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
  • sunny: Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • conversational

      US /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənl/

      UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Speaking in a casual way
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    • cream

      US /krim/

      UK /kri:m/

      • Adjective
      • Pale color that is yellowish white
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
      • Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
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    • dialect

      US /ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/

      UK /ˈdaɪəlekt/

      • Noun
      • Way of speaking used by a group or in a region
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    • exact

      US /ɪɡˈzækt/

      UK /ɪɡ'zækt/

      • Adjective
      • Completely correct; accurate; specific
      • Transitive Verb
      • To get something, sometimes using force
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    • for example

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • As an illustration or instance.
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    • garden

      US /ˈgɑ:rdn/

      UK /ˈgɑ:dn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
      • Public park in which visitors can see flowers
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
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    • in some places

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In certain locations or areas, but not all.
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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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    • native

      US /ˈnetɪv/

      UK /ˈneɪtɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone from or born in a specific country
      • Original inhabitant, e.g. before others
      • Adjective
      • Caused by natural ability; innate
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    • pattern

      US /ˈpætən/

      UK /'pætn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Model to follow in making or doing something
      • Colors or shapes which are repeated on objects
      • Transitive Verb
      • To copy the way something else is made
      • To decorate with a pattern.
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    • specific

      US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/

      UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Precise; particular; just about that thing
      • Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
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    • standard

      US /ˈstændəd/

      UK /'stændəd/

      • Noun
      • Official unit of measuring something
      • Principle of behaving in a moral way
      • Adjective
      • Being the accepted normal level of quality
      • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
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    • stupid

      US /ˈstu:pɪd/

      UK /ˈstju:pɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
      • Noun
      • A stupid person.
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    • sunny

      US /ˈsʌni/

      UK /'sʌnɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Feeling or being cheerful, happy, and friendly
      • When the sun is bright in the sky
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    • talking about

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To discuss a particular topic.
      • To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
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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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    This Regional Use of “Whenever” Sounds Wrong to Most Native Speakers

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    Ever heard someone say "whenever I was a kid" and thought it sounded off? This video dives into why that specific regional use of "whenever" can sound strange to many native English speakers, even though it's perfectly normal in some dialects! You'll learn the standard ways "whenever" is used and why this common phrase might be tripping you up.

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