Vocabulary

  • beyond the grave: After someone has died or after death.
  • take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
  • at school: Present and attending school.
  • last straw: The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • compatible: Able to get on or be used well together
  • break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
  • abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
  • mind: To be bothered or upset by something
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • grave: Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
  • campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
  • active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
  • disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
  • want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
  • time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • meet: To provide something that is necessary
  • hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • hung: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
  • smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
  • garret: Uncomfortable room or space under the roof
  • heh: An exclamation of surprise or inquiry
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    • abandon

      US /əˈbændən/

      UK /ə'bændən/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
      • To withdraw your support, or leave someone
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Wild, carefree behavior
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    • at school

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      UK

      • Phrase
      • Present and attending school.
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    • at times

      US /æt taɪmz/

      UK /æt taɪmz/

      • Phrase
      • Sometimes; occasionally.
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    • beyond the grave

      US /biˈjɑnd ðə greɪv/

      UK /biˈjɒnd ðə ˈgreɪv/

      • other
      • After someone has died or after death.
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    • campus

      US /ˈkæmpəs/

      UK /'kæmpəs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
      • Noun
      • The grounds and buildings of a university or college.
      • The grounds of a college or school.
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    • classic

      US / ˈklæsɪk/

      UK /'klæsɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having a simple, basic design or style
      • (Of song, etc.) popular and famous for a long time
      • Noun
      • Something popular or famous for a long time
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • compatible

      US /kəmˈpætəbəl/

      UK /kəmˈpætəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Able to get on or be used well together
      • (of two things) able to exist or work together without conflict.
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    • garret

      US /ˈɡærɪt/

      UK /'ɡærət/

      • Noun
      • Uncomfortable room or space under the roof
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To live in a garret, typically in poverty.
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    • grave

      US /ɡrev/

      UK /ɡreɪv/

      • Countable Noun
      • Hole in the ground in which you place a dead body
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Poetic death; being dead
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    • heh

      US /heɪ/

      UK /heɪ/

      • Interjection
      • An exclamation of surprise or inquiry
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    • hung

      US /hʌŋ/

      UK /hʌŋ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
      • To kill by putting rope around neck and dropping
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To float, move softly, or remain in the air
      • To remain undecided, unsolved or unclear
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    • iron

      US /ˈaɪərn/

      UK /ˈaɪən/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
      • Golf club with a metal head
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a hot flat-based machine to smooth clothes
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    • last straw

      US /læst strɔ/

      UK /lɑ:st strɔ:/

      • Noun
      • The final problem in a series of problems that causes someone to lose patience or give up.
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    • multiple

      US /ˈmʌltəpəl/

      UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/

      • Adjective
      • Having or involving more than one of something
      • Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
      • Countable Noun
      • Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
      • A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
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    • reckon

      US /ˈrɛkən/

      UK /ˈrekən/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To believe or expect that something is true
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    • smoke

      US /smoʊk/

      UK /sməʊk/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Grey gas from fires and cigarettes
      • Fog of air coming from e.g. a cigarette, fire
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    • straw

      US /strɔ/

      UK /strɔ:/

      • Adjective
      • Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
      • Countable Noun
      • Thin tube used for sucking up liquids to drink
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    • take off

      US /tek ɔf/

      UK /teik ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To remove, e.g. your clothes
      • To make arrangements to be absent from work
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remove (an item of clothing).
      • To depart; to leave.
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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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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