ballet
US /bæˈle,ˈbælˌe/
UK /ˈbæleɪ/
- Noun
- Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
B1Moreboo
US /bu/
UK /bu:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
B2Morebravo
US /ˌbrɑ:ˈvoʊ/
UK /ˌbrɑ:ˈvəʊ/
- Interjection
- Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
C1Morebug
US /bʌɡ/
UK /bʌɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To bother someone
- To hide an electronic device to spy on someone
- Countable Noun
- An insect
- Problem in the functioning of computer code
B1Morebutterfly
US /ˈbʌtɚˌflaɪ/
UK /'bʌtəflaɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Insect with large and colorful wings
- A swimming stroke performed face down with both arms moving symmetrically and a dolphin kick.
- Transitive Verb
- To cut (something, especially meat or fish) open and spread it out so that it resembles a butterfly.
B1Morecarrot
US /ˈkærət/
UK /ˈkærət/
- Noun
- Reward offered to make someone do something
- Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground
B1Morecombo
US /ˈkɑːmboʊ/
UK /ˈkɒmbəʊ/
- Noun
- A small number of things that are combined or used together.
B1Morecostume
US /ˈkɑsˌtum, -ˌtjum/
UK /'kɒstju:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- The traditional dress of a particular region or historical period.
- Transitive Verb
- To provide with a costume.
A2Morecrayon
US /'kreɪən/
UK /ˈkreɪən/
- Countable Noun
- Stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
- Transitive Verb
- To draw or color a piece of art using a crayon
B2Morecreepy
US /'kri:pɪ/
UK /'kri:pɪ/
- Adjective
- Scary; annoying or unpleasant
B1Morecrispy
US /ˈkrɪspi/
UK /'krɪspɪ/
- Adjective
- Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
C1Morecrunch
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.
B2Morecrunchy
US /ˈkrʌntʃi/
UK /'krʌntʃɪ/
- Adjective
- (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
B2Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredinosaur
US /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr/
UK /'daɪnəsɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- A person who is outdated or resistant to change.
B2Moredress up
US /drɛs ʌp/
UK /dres ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- To wear formal or fancy clothes.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wear formal or fancy clothes.
- To make something more attractive or elaborate.
A1Moreearn
US /ɜ:rn/
UK /ɜ:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To deserve something because you worked for it
- To get money for work
A2TOEICMoreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMoreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefairy
US /ˈfɛri/
UK /'feərɪ/
- Noun
- Small imaginary being that can do magic
B1Moreflamingo
US /fləˈmɪŋgoʊ/
UK /fləˈmɪŋgəʊ/
- Noun
- Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird
C1Morefreeze
US /friz/
UK /fri:z/
- Intransitive Verb
- To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- Transitive Verb
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moregarden
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
A2Morego find
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To search for and locate someone or something.
- An instruction to locate something.
A1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregreedy
US /ˈɡridi/
UK /'ɡri:dɪ/
- Adjective
- Wanting to have more of something than you need
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
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.
A1Moreparrot
US /ˈperət/
UK /'pærət/
- Countable Noun
- Brightly colored bird with hooked beak
- Transitive Verb
- To repeat someone's words without thought
B1Morepath
US /pæθ, pɑθ/
UK /pɑ:θ/
- Noun
- Method of living leading to a particular result
- Track made with stones, by walking over the ground
A2TOEICMorepebble
US /ˈpɛbəl/
UK /'pebl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
B2Morepirate
US /ˈpaɪrɪt/
UK /'paɪrət/
- Transitive Verb
- To copy or sell a product illegally
- To steal things from ships by force
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who attacks ships in order to steal things
- One who reproduces or uses the work of another person without authorization.
B1Morereasonable
US /ˈrizənəbəl/
UK /ˈri:znəbl/
- Adjective
- Being somewhat good, but not great
- Fair and sensible; appropriate
A2TOEICMorerobot
US /ˈroʊbɑ:t/
UK /ˈrəʊbɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- A person who acts in a mechanical or unemotional way.
B1Morescarf
US /skɑ:rf/
UK /skɑ:f/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat or drink something quickly
- Countable Noun
- Long piece of cloth worn around the neck
B1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoretreasure
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
A2TOEICMoretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMorevampire
US /ˈvæmˌpaɪr/
UK /ˈvæmpaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
B2Morewhoa
US /woʊ/
UK /wəʊ/
- Interjection
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
- An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
C1Moreye
US /ji:/
UK /ji:/
- Pronoun
- Old word for 'you' in the plural
B2More
Vocabulary
- dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- going on: To continue doing something
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- path: Method of living leading to a particular result
- costume: Special clothes, e.g. clothes for acting in a film
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- crispy: Dry and breaking with a sharp sound
- fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
- scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- crunchy: (of food, snow) making a soft compacting sound
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- greedy: Wanting to have more of something than you need
- freeze: To harden to a solid below zero degrees
- earn: To deserve something because you worked for it
- bug: To bother someone
- pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
- carrot: Reward offered to make someone do something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- vampire: Bloodsucking dead person who bites neck of victim
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- autumn: The season when leaves fall off trees
- dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- pebble: Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
- parrot: Brightly colored bird with hooked beak
- robot: Machine able perform more tasks that people can
- combo: A small number of things that are combined or used together.
- crayon: Stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- flamingo: Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird
- butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
- bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance
- ye: Old word for 'you' in the plural
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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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Sarah & Duck | Boo Night | Halloween Full Episode | CBeebies 🦆🎃
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/10/13Join Sarah and Duck for a delightful autumn adventure as they celebrate Boo Night by dressing up in creative costumes to earn some sweet treats! This playful episode is a fantastic way to pick up descriptive vocabulary like 'crunchy' and 'creepy,' while enjoying the charming, imaginative world of these CBeebies favorites.
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