appeal
US /əˈpil/
UK /ə'pi:l/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attract interest, attention, or desire
- To request a judge or others to change a decision
A2TOEICMorecircus
US /ˈsɜ:rkəs/
UK /ˈsɜ:kəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
- A chaotic or disorganized event or situation.
B1Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMoreconvince
US /kənˈvɪns/
UK /kən'vɪns/
- Transitive Verb
- To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
A2TOEICMorecrime
US /kraɪm/
UK /kraɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
A2Moredesire
US / dɪˈzaɪr/
UK /dɪ'zaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To wish for, hope or want something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing that is wished for or wanted
- A strong feeling of sexual wanting.
A2Moreentertainment
US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/
UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act or process of providing service for someone
- Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
A2TOEICMoreescort
US /ˈeskɔ:rt/
UK /ˈeskɔ:t/
- Countable Noun
- Person going with you for protection/help/company
- Transitive Verb
- To go along with to provide protection, help
B2Morefarewell
US /fɛrˈwɛl/
UK /ˈfɛəˈwel/
- Noun
- Act of saying goodbye and leaving
- A gathering or event to mark someone's departure.
- Interjection
- Used to express good wishes on parting.
B2Morehind
US /haɪnd/
UK /haɪnd/
- Adjective
- Concerning the rear or back part of animals
B2Morehonorable
US /ˈɑnərəbəl/
UK /'ɒnərəbl/
- Adjective
- Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
- Worthy of honor; respectable.
B2Moreimpractical
US /ɪmˈpræktɪkəl/
UK /ɪmˈpræktɪkl/
- Adjective
- Not useful or realistically possible
C1Moreindirectly
US
UK
- Adverb
- In a manner that is not direct or straight
B1Moreinn
US /ɪn/
UK /ɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hotel in the country
B1Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMorelegitimate
US /ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt/
UK /lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət/
- Adjective
- Being born to legally married parents
- Being reasonable and sound
- Transitive Verb
- To make acceptable and sound
B2TOEICMoremerry
US /ˈmɛri/
UK /'merɪ/
- Adjective
- Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
- Causing happiness or joy
B1Moremoral
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
A2TOEICMoremotivate
US /ˈmotəˌvet/
UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a reason, the will to do something
A2TOEICMoremystery
US /ˈmɪstəri/
UK /ˈmɪstri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality of being strange and not understood
- Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
A2Morephilosophical
US /ˌfɪləˈsɑ:fɪkl/
UK /ˌfɪləˈsɒfɪkl/
- Adjective
- Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
- Concerning philosophy
C1TOEICMoreproceed
US /proʊˈsi:d/
UK /prəˈsi:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue to do something; carry on
- To go forward in a certain direction
A2TOEICMorepromote
US /prəˈmoʊt/
UK /prəˈməʊt/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- To move someone to a higher position or rank
A2TOEICMoreresponsible
US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/
- Adjective
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
A2TOEICMorereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMoresissy
US /ˈsɪsi/
UK /'sɪsɪ/
- Adjective
- (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
- Noun
- Male who is cowardly or easily scared
C2Morespare
US /spɛr/
UK /speə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (money or time) available for
- To save from being hurt or punished
- Adjective
- Being extra or in reserve
A2Moresubdue
US /səbˈdu/
UK /səb'dju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To quieten someone down
- To gain control over someone by using force
B2TOEICMoreunable
US /ʌnˈebəl/
UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/
- Adjective
- Not being able to do something
B1TOEICMorevaluable
US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/
UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- moral: In a way considered proper and good by most people
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- valuable: Being useful or important
- private: Being away from others and quiet
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- philosophical: Reacting calmly/reasonably if things are difficult
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
- impractical: Not useful or realistically possible
- unable: Not being able to do something
- subdue: To quieten someone down
- indirectly: In a manner that is not direct or straight
- honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
- merry: Feeling a little drunk from alcohol
- inn: Hotel in the country
- hind: Concerning the rear or back part of animals
- sissy: (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
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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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Hard Times by Charles Dickens | Book 3, Chapter 8: Garnering (Philosophical)
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Yvonne posted on 2026/09/02In this "philosophical" chapter of Hard Times, Mr. Gradgrind's attempt to save Tom backfires thanks to Bitzer's cold, fact-based logic! You'll see how self-interest can twist even seemingly honorable actions and discover the touching, final mystery of Sissy's father. This is a fantastic chance to explore complex character motivations and pick up some powerful vocabulary!
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